366 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0618001905
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 07 January 1999
Description
In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,291 reviews
Moods
dark 82%
challenging 58%
sad 56%
reflective 34%
emotional 29%
adventurous 10%
tense 10%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 4%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Child death, Fatphobia, Racial slursMinor
Rape, Homophobia
366 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0618001905
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 07 January 1999
Description
In the 1880s, as the European powers were carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River. Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,291 reviews
Moods
dark 82%
challenging 58%
sad 56%
reflective 34%
emotional 29%
adventurous 10%
tense 10%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 4%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Slavery, Racism, ViolenceModerate
Child death, Fatphobia, Racial slursMinor
Rape, Homophobia