727 reviews for:

Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1)

Yuval Noah Harari

4.22 AVERAGE

thebedtimebookclub's review against another edition

4.0

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Fascinating — and the graphic novel was an excellent form to understand a complicated history, especially for visual learners. Also

ndizz87's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

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Started with this but the graphic novel is for more suited for younger children. Switching to book version. 

pluficorn's review against another edition

4.0

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Love archaeology, love history and love how the writers tell these stories to the public.

amourose's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous informative fast-paced

tttatiana's review against another edition

4.25

funny informative medium-paced

kellee's review against another edition

3.0

informative fast-paced

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I like the idea of this book, but find the content very simplified, and I sensed a bit of arrogance from the author. Still, it’s great to make anthropology so accessible for readers.

kensi_14's review against another edition

4.0

informative medium-paced

robot_halfing's review

4.0

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Dr. Yuval Noah Harari has adapted his book Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2011) into a graphic novel. This book is perfect for anybody new to the evolution of Homo sapiens and its impact on the world around them. For anyone who has already taken or knows anthropology I would suggest the original book, because the author expands on ideas in 443 pages.

This book is laid out in the traditional comic book style with boxes and speech bubbles. The artwork is minimal with neutral colors. The format and comedic style reminded me of Larry Gonick, a cartoonist known for his History of the Universe book series. Both authors introduce topics (that can be considered boring) in a quirky fun manner.

Topics: Cognitive Revolution, Agricultural Revolution, Evolution of the Homo sapien, Objective Reality versus Imagined Reality, battle of the Homo species

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Perennial for providing me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

foxibooks's review against another edition

4.0

funny informative reflective medium-paced

b_fru's review against another edition

3.5

challenging informative reflective medium-paced