King Leopold's GhostModern · History, Nonfiction, Africa
King Leopold's Ghost
1998 · 366 pages · Nonfiction
48
Modern
★ 4.20 on Goodreads · 74K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1998). 4.20★ from 74K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
48Must-Read Score
- Readers80 out of 100 · counts 40%+36
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller20 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #109 of the 154 history books we rank
- #263 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #589 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1998)
Reads as
True story
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