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Reviews tagging 'Confinement'
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
7 reviews
lizziaha's review
4.75
I think that before reading this book, I wasn’t really sure how to engage with the human rights violations in the Congo because the way I had seen it explained made me think that the problem was farther down the chain, at a local level. But this is something that the book addresses—at every point in the supply chain, there is someone who profits from exploitation and at every point, they point the finger at someone else.
It was frankly horrifying to read about these people who risk their lives daily for a few dollars. It’s sickening to know that children die in tunnel collapses, that women grow sick from metal poisoning from tainted water, that men get shot by greedy entrepreneurs for trying to bypass the middleman. All so that I can sit here and type this on my rechargeable phone. It’s a tale as old as time and I’m so disgusted by it.
But I think that this is something that I have a moral obligation to witness. They say that history moves in circles, but that’s only possible because we don’t engage with it in a meaningful way.
This book makes this situation accessible—I felt like I got a broad view of the overarching system of exploitation and oppression, but also felt an emotional connection to the people whose individual stories were shared.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Slavery, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
ohlhauc's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
scmiller's review
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death and Car accident
rrocketqueen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Murder
sarahdkdc's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, and Colonisation
Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, and Blood
stephanieluxton's review
5.0
I can appreciate all the work that the author did to research and write this book. No one seems to really know or talk about cobalt mining even though it's directly linked to our rechargeable devices. I think this book will become more important now that electric cars are being pushed so heavily.
It really makes you think about what other injustices are occuring in the world. Our first world problems suddenly seem so superficial after reading a book like this.
Graphic: Slavery
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Nothing is overly graphic.aiyam's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism