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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa by Adam Hochschild
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informative
medium-paced
3.5
This book was a good introduction to the atrocities of colonial Congo, but I feel like it is incomplete with regard to how historical events set the stage for perpetuated strife in the region. The ending feels rushed and loosely strung together. Hopefully there is another book out there that picks up where this leaves off.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Cannibalism, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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