As a longtime memorials/monuments obsessive, this book was pretty much tailor made for me. Alex von Tunzelmann does a fabulous job breaking down both why we erect statues in the first place and why they are pulled down, and forces the reader in the process to reconsider the role of iconoclasm. She also manages to be funny and lighthearted and makes a topic that could easily veer into the overly academic accessible and easy to read. I think even people who haven’t been into this topic for 20 years will find it intriguing!