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jacksezerhga's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
4.75
I believe some of Harari’s claims have been debunked in this book. However, its goal is to make us aware of the narratives and motions our society is going in, along with the potential results. At this I believe the book does amazing and exceptionally well. Loved this read!
sangsara's review against another edition
3.0
Contains many interesting ideas (referenced, not original) and several flashes of brilliance once it gets going after a long introduction. Would be four stars if it were less repetitive and didn’t stop to explain its own structure and upcoming chapters so much.
anna_pr's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
jimbowen0306's review against another edition
4.0
In his previous book, Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari looked at how people evolved into how we are today. It wasn't a biology treatise, more a take on human social interactions up till today. This book goes one step further it looks at what human's have believed in the past, relates the idea to the present, and uses the ideas to make predictions about the future.
In a way, this book this book reminds me of the Dawkins book The Selfish Gene. That book looks at the body, and biology clinically, and directly. This book does the same with social interactions, and it raises some interesting points along the way.
It's just when you replace passion and wonder with clinicality, you're left feeling a bit blah about the world, which is how I felt at the end of the book. It made interesting points, and I enjoyed them, but be warned you'll probably feel kind of sad after you've finished it too.
In a way, this book this book reminds me of the Dawkins book The Selfish Gene. That book looks at the body, and biology clinically, and directly. This book does the same with social interactions, and it raises some interesting points along the way.
It's just when you replace passion and wonder with clinicality, you're left feeling a bit blah about the world, which is how I felt at the end of the book. It made interesting points, and I enjoyed them, but be warned you'll probably feel kind of sad after you've finished it too.