Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our LivesNew · Nonfiction, History, Africa
Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
2023 · 288 pages · Nonfiction
62
New
★ 4.35 on Goodreads · 20K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (2024). 4.35★ from 20K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
62Must-Read Score
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 35%+13
- Readers70 out of 100 · counts 50%+40
- Buzz51 out of 100 · counts 15%+9
Where it ranks
- #57 of the 220 history books we rank
- #64 of the 730 new books we rank
- #219 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (2024)
- Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2023)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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