Koh-i-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond

Koh-i-Noor

The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond

2016 • 352 pages

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Average rating4.3

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Dear William Dalrymple, I have read three of your books and your abuse of the block quote drives me insane.

Looking forward to unpacking this book more with book club, but I found the second half of the book far more engaging and eye-opening than the first. Anand's writing is much more narrative and feels less academic in its prose. I wish the last chapter had been explored more in-depth, since the current implications seem to have a greater impact on British, Indian, and Pakistani relations than I would have thought.

December 2, 2017