colittle 's review for:

Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India by Shashi Tharoor

4.75

challenging dark funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Incredibly informative, often enraging, occasionally deeply sardonic. An important read, especially as so many modern citizens of colonising countries feel nostalgia for what they do not realise were brutal regimes.

Missing .25 because it was slightly repetitive at times. Very minor complaint overall.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, War, Classism