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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild
13 reviews
theblushbookworm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
slow-paced
3.5
I knew about the horrible atrocities done to the Congolese by King Leopold II’s regime from my AP World History course, but this book illustrated the horrors to an entirely new level. It’s a challenging read with many horrifying characters, but I appreciated the inclusion of change makers like George Washington Williams and the author’s acknowledgement that there are no easy answers in this tale of history and a large absence of Congolese voices.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
riverofpages's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War
remytherat's review
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death, Fatphobia, and Murder