A review by samants
King Leopold's Ghost by Adam Hochschild
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
4.75
I was assigned to read this in high school, but skipped the assignment completely. I'm really glad I finally took the time to go back and read this -- it's a harrowing read, but a necessary one if you want to better understand how colonialism destroys cultures and lives.
Graphic: Colonisation, Sexual violence, Slavery, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, Child death, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia