Book number 8 this year.
Rating: Good Read.
Up until this point, I had never heard of the atrocities committed by King Leopold II of Belgium in the 1880s in the Congo, and chances are that you haven't either. In a nutshell, Leopold exploited, enslaved, mutilated, and tormented the people and the natural resources of the Congo Basin to the tune of somewhere between 2-15 million Congolese. Hochschild does a good job of telling the story, but does come across as rather biased at times. I prefer just the facts. You will also hear some interesting, although saddening, truths about the explorer H.M. Stanley. Overall quite informative and pleasant to read.
0 comments:
Post a Comment