Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara

5 reviews

anjasshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

ohlhauc's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

bexs848's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book encouraged me to think more critically about what and how I consume in Western civilization. Extremely informative and sad, and very well-written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

tuesday_evening's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bandysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Cobalt Red is a book on a subject that I was vaguely aware of, but definitely should know more about. This is one of those books that is horrifically depressing due to the subject matter and at the same time extremely well researched and written. I wish that this could be made required reading when purchasing a smart device. The DRC has been brutalized by colonialism and civil war, so to see it further exploited by Cobalt and Coltan mining is just heartbreaking. 

I did listen to this book on audiobook and I felt that the audio was very well done. Sometimes non-fiction can be a bit dry, but this was narrated well, super compelling, and kept me interested in learning more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic