A review by wolson
Congo: The Epic History of a People by David Van Reybrouck

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.