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Blown Away

Adam Hochschild, Adam Hochschild

4.28 AVERAGE

alwayshaveparis's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative reflective medium-paced

noelani2003's review against another edition

4.25

medium-paced

melmogle's review against another edition

3.5

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

yummybaklava's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

arnoldt's review against another edition

3.0

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Good exposure but doesn't draw the needed conclusions. Makes me want to learn more about the US colonization of the Philippines

luciaavery's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative inspiring medium-paced

katelynanton's review against another edition

3.75

dark informative slow-paced

badb_catha's review against another edition

5.0

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An excellent, thorough book about an absolutely harrowing subject - the genocide in the Belgian Congo.

randombooks515's review against another edition

5.0

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Powerful history of exploitation of the Congo Free State. Intensely sad at points.

annamwallace66's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Murder, Outing, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism