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

5.0

Despite the very rare factual error or elusion of important details in the book, this has to be one of the best and most readable popular histories of any country in Africa. Van Reybrouck avoids many of the underlying assumptions that privilege written European perspectives over the oral histories of local peoples. He weaves together a tight narrative, combining his family's story into the broader themes of the DRC without talking over or underplaying the views of Congolese people. A great book and a fantastic entry point into Central African history.