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A review by katherinejayne
The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence and Cultural Restitution by Dan Hicks
challenging
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
2.5
I wanted to love this more but the writing style hindered my experience here.
Perhaps I’m just not used to more academic style writing, but I found the book hard to penetrate. This meant the important subject matter wasn’t being properly absorbed as I spent most of my time rereading sections and trying to understand all of the details.
This is an important book to read about colonial collections and ideas on restitution. But as I said, for me, those important ideas lost shine through the difficult writing.
Perhaps I’m just not used to more academic style writing, but I found the book hard to penetrate. This meant the important subject matter wasn’t being properly absorbed as I spent most of my time rereading sections and trying to understand all of the details.
This is an important book to read about colonial collections and ideas on restitution. But as I said, for me, those important ideas lost shine through the difficult writing.