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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
informative
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism
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Brilliantly written book about one of the most evil men in history.
challenging
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informative
medium-paced
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medium-paced
Very informative on an atrocious part of history. There are a lot of different characters, which was sometimes hard for me to follow because I’m not great at remembering names. But generally, the more detailed information was interesting.
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emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
informative
medium-paced
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informative
medium-paced
Hochschild lays out in detail the history first of the shady dealings King Leopold II used to become Suzerain of the Congo Free state and then the horrific abuses carried out there. It is made abundantly clear that from the beginning Leopold intended to extract every cent possible from the Congo with no regard to the human suffering it would cause. Slavery, mutilation, mass rape and approximately 10 million dead.
Hochschild also focuses on the efforts to expose these atrocities from figures such as George Washington Williams, William Henry Shepard, Roger Casement & ED Morel, and on the mixed legacy of those efforts.
Hochschild also focuses on the efforts to expose these atrocities from figures such as George Washington Williams, William Henry Shepard, Roger Casement & ED Morel, and on the mixed legacy of those efforts.
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced