Reviews round-up
A Training School for Elephants
by Sophy Roberts
2 of 2 critics positive
3 reviews: 2 positives; 1 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“History and travelogue combine wonderfully in this tale of colonial plunder and hubris”
A Training School for Elephants by Sophy Roberts review – the haunting story of a doomed expedition
Positive
Read the review ↗“the haunting and heartfelt A Training School for Elephants”
Four elephants, a failed expedition — and the great imperial folly
Verdict not stated
Read the review ↗“revisits an especially bizarre episode of colonial folly”
Review | These elephants’ march through Africa tells a tale of exploitation
Verdicts are read from each outlet's own headline and summary; quotes are their words, credited and linked. Where a paywalled summary does not give the critic's view, we say so rather than guess. How it works.
