For me personally, I felt like it really highlighted something that isn't talked about enough, as where I live (Virginia, USA) we didn't learn anything about Africa or colonialism in Africa in school, and I still have relatives that believe that Africa is filled with tribes, poor people, and diseases.

I guess it just depends on the person who reads it though, like most book interpretations. Its not a perfect book by any means, but I do think it has an interesting perspective of what it means to be human and the nature of colonialism.

But thats just my personal opinion!