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stilljep's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
4.5
qbit99's review against another edition
5.0
It has been the privilege of a lifetime to have read this book. I did not rush through it; i took my time to digest, the material, understand how it explained where this country-my country-is today.
The History course we get from school barely scratches the surface and it highly depend on how well motivated that particular teacher is, this book goes much much deeper so it was like i was discovering my country's history for the first time.
So, thank you Mr David for such amazing work. I hope this book inspires us to be better Congolese than what we've been so far.
The History course we get from school barely scratches the surface and it highly depend on how well motivated that particular teacher is, this book goes much much deeper so it was like i was discovering my country's history for the first time.
So, thank you Mr David for such amazing work. I hope this book inspires us to be better Congolese than what we've been so far.
spacestationtrustfund's review against another edition
3.0
De la préhistoire aux premiers chasseurs d’esclaves, du voyage de Stanley missionné par Léopold II à la décolonisation, de l’arrivée de Mobutu puis de Kabila à l’implantation industrielle d’une importante communauté chinoise, ce livre retrace, analyse, conte et raconte quatre-vingt-dix mille ans d’histoire : l'histoire du Congo, cet immense territoire africain au destin violenté.
huubhoii's review against another edition
4.0
Een fascinerend boek over de geschiedenis in Congo. Geschreven in een pakkende stijl zodat je vooral wil doorlezen. Het geeft een kijkje in de voortslepende en vooral complexe situaties waarin Congo zich bevond en nog steeds bevind.
wolson's review against another edition
4.0
Epic (surpassing the usual or ordinary, particularly in scope or size) is the word for this book. I knew absolutely nothing about the Congo in terms of its history, other than it was once known as the Belgian Congo, but this book filled in so very, very much. It took a long time to get through because I didn’t skim through much at all. To read about a country go through so much at the hands of many, many other countries as well as at the hands of its own people, boggled my mind. The time spent on interviews with the people was the best part for me as it helped put flesh on the facts and figures also contained within.
marjovdwoerd's review against another edition
5.0
Prachtig, meeslepend, boek dat in detail de hele geschiedenis van Congo beschrijft van de Belgisch koloniale tijd tot de jaren ‘70. Heeft me absoluut geinteresseerd om meer over Afrika te lezen.
msaari's review against another edition
4.0
Impressive! The history of Congo is an interesting story of colonialism, post-colonialism and the new era of Chinese-African relations. Congo has been the African focal point of many historical turns and twists. This book does a great job summarizing what's been happening in this country that is relatively unknown considering how important it has been.