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Aug 01, 2014lbarkema rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was so well written and a vivid portrait of colonial/post-colonial Africa. I am giving it 4.5 and not 5 full stars only because the last 1/4 was a bit slower for me and I guess I just wanted to know more about the years in between instead of skipping ahead 5 years, and then 10 years, and so on. But really this was engaging, beautiful, terrible, frustrating (I'm not sure I have loathed a character more than Nathaniel Price-except maybe Holden Caulfield), and such a worthwhile read. I am always interested in learning more about the history of the African continent and this just spurs my interest even more! I may have to add some books on the history of the Congo. I highly recommend this book.