tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post6979138463479602472..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: King Leopold's Ghost by Adam HochschildSam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-53854270195845502212013-06-18T20:22:18.476+01:002013-06-18T20:22:18.476+01:00I think it was actually The Poisonwood Bible that ...I think it was actually The Poisonwood Bible that got me interested in the history of the Congo in the first place. Let me know what you think of this one :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-59205785510967497072013-06-18T20:21:33.328+01:002013-06-18T20:21:33.328+01:00I plan on reading more books by Hochschild in the ...I plan on reading more books by Hochschild in the future, I might give Bury the Chains a go next. He's got a very engaging, easy to read writing style.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-24101555312181046012013-06-18T03:45:21.910+01:002013-06-18T03:45:21.910+01:00I know a bit about this subject from reading ficti...I know a bit about this subject from reading fictional novels set in this time/place but I'd REALLY like to read this one! Really really :)The Relentless Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059240496186812005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-45370809127693424922013-06-18T02:22:22.943+01:002013-06-18T02:22:22.943+01:00I really want to read this as Adam Hochshild's...I really want to read this as Adam Hochshild's book Bury the Chains was one of my favorite nonfiction reads. I actually didn't know the things you describe above in your review - I knew about exploitation in Africa generally speaking, but not about what happened specifically in the Congo. Horrifying.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com