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andreasadsad's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Fantastic look at how humans have evolved in history! Super informative and really delves into how humans work and how societal systems and beliefs have come to be
lisannelouwerse's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
This book is very information dense. It took me almost 2 years to finish it because I only read small bits at a time, giving myself time to process everything.
I understand the criticism that you can't summarise millions of years of history in 500 pages without having to skim over certain parts. But IF you want to try to do so, I don't think you can do a better job than this.
It is, however, hard for me to judge how objective Harari was in his writing. A lot of it felt quite speculative, and given that I listened to the audiobook, I couldn't see which parts were backed with references and which ones weren't.
I did love that he didn't shy away from shining a light on the dark parts of our history. I have to admit it left me feeling a bit sad at times. Overall, this book is a great introduction for a history-noob like me.
I understand the criticism that you can't summarise millions of years of history in 500 pages without having to skim over certain parts. But IF you want to try to do so, I don't think you can do a better job than this.
It is, however, hard for me to judge how objective Harari was in his writing. A lot of it felt quite speculative, and given that I listened to the audiobook, I couldn't see which parts were backed with references and which ones weren't.
I did love that he didn't shy away from shining a light on the dark parts of our history. I have to admit it left me feeling a bit sad at times. Overall, this book is a great introduction for a history-noob like me.
evaaaarrrgghhh's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
4.5