Tim's Reviews > King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

Made me want to catch the next flight to Brussels to go burn down some palaces. This book will make you burn with rage at not just the terrible injustice and brutality of Leopold and his cronies, but also at how despite the heroic efforts of two men to shine a light on this awful genocide (bigger than Aushwitz), once Leopold had relenquished his little African playground, the whole saga just got swept under the carpet. A dreadful indictment on the Belgians and Europe in general. But also an incredible portrayal of heroism on the part of an insignificant shipping clerk and a gay Irishmen with a social conscience.