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A review by siobhanward
A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor
informative
slow-paced
3.5
This took me a while to read through, but it was a format that lent itself best to reading in small chunks, rather than one go-through. I'm not approaching this review from the point of view of addressing the British Museum's possession of these items - definitely way too big a conversation for a Goodreads review!
Anyway, overall the book was decent. I appreciate that MacGregor used artifacts to tell the story of the bigger picture of what was happening in the world at the time that the object was made or was being used. It was a lot of information to absorb but it was well-written, but definitely fairly dense.
Anyway, overall the book was decent. I appreciate that MacGregor used artifacts to tell the story of the bigger picture of what was happening in the world at the time that the object was made or was being used. It was a lot of information to absorb but it was well-written, but definitely fairly dense.