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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
11 reviews
smilagros's review against another edition
I will forever feel guilty for using the technology I use on a daily basis. People should never be forced into these terrible conditions due to the demand. My heart breaks for every single person who has lost their lives trying to make a living. Listening to the children stories made me angry at the world because they should be playing and learning. Not being forced to do this inhumane labor.
Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Genocide, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Rape, War, Colonisation, Grief, and Gun violence
haleybird's review against another edition
4.0
Regardless of that, however, I do believe this is a book that anyone who uses rechargeable electronics or electric vehicles should read. The more people know about the atrocities that continue to be committed in the Congo for the sole purpose of exploiting their resources, the better.
I will surely be much more conscious about my consumption of products that use rechargeable batteries moving forward, as I can’t in good conscience keep blindly consuming while children, women, and men in the Congo continue to die indiscriminately. We all need to do better!
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, War, Blood, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Murder, Genocide, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Colonisation, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Trafficking
ecn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexism, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Child death, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Body horror, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Trafficking, Cancer, Death of parent, and Genocide
scmiller's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Racism, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Trafficking, Classism, Confinement, Death, Torture, Sexual violence, Slavery, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, Genocide, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, and Miscarriage
Minor: Car accident and Animal death
ekmartin's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Violence, Child death, Death, Kidnapping, Classism, Child abuse, Slavery, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Medical trauma, Violence, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Torture, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
drummond's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Colonisation, Slavery, Police brutality, Gun violence, Grief, Child abuse, Animal death, Violence, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse
rrocketqueen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Child death, Medical content, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Chronic illness
2tinybirds's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Torture and Murder
Minor: Terminal illness
stephanieluxton's review against another edition
5.0
I can appreciate all the work that the author did to research and write this book. No one seems to really know or talk about cobalt mining even though it's directly linked to our rechargeable devices. I think this book will become more important now that electric cars are being pushed so heavily.
It really makes you think about what other injustices are occuring in the world. Our first world problems suddenly seem so superficial after reading a book like this.
Graphic: Slavery
Minor: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual assault
Nothing is overly graphic.aiyam's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Slavery, Trafficking, Police brutality, Violence, and Confinement