I remember discovering this book years ago, in San Francisco, in a Starbucks, of all places. I think it was at a time when Starbucks featured books. Anyway, it has always stayed with me. Thank you for the thoughtful review--and for mentioning Mr. Beah's other books, which I was unaware of. I will check them out.
You mention cobalt. I recently purchased "Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives," by Siddharth Kara. Have you read this? I've just started but it is eye-opening and horrifying.
I remember discovering this book years ago, in San Francisco, in a Starbucks, of all places. I think it was at a time when Starbucks featured books. Anyway, it has always stayed with me. Thank you for the thoughtful review--and for mentioning Mr. Beah's other books, which I was unaware of. I will check them out.
You mention cobalt. I recently purchased "Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives," by Siddharth Kara. Have you read this? I've just started but it is eye-opening and horrifying.
I have the ebook copy, but haven’t taken the time to read it yet. I will see if I can dive into it in a few weeks from now
Great. If you get to it before I do, I look forward to hearing your thoughts.