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reflective
slow-paced
Very interesting at times. But also easy to zone out.
informative
slow-paced
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Excellent book. A must read for anyone interested in current events/technologies and the future.
This book is quite fascinating and some of the ideas put forward by the author are logical and thought -provoking. The only issue I have with this book is that , after the initial 3-40% of the book, it tends to repeat itself and does not really offer anything new. It could easily be half the length it is now and still get across the same messages effectively.
This was good... but dragged on a bit, and felt like Harari was just pooling together his wealth of general knowledge and armchair-philosophising it to the masses. The bibliography of this book must have been small, because he hardly quotes studies or experts, he just talks about studies and experts from his own vantage point and incorporates their ideas into his grand narrative.
That said, he does a pretty good job of deconstructing religion and mythology and describing the world as it really is, and paints a fairly plausible picture of where it's all going. This book is mainly about framing the right questions, not providing the ultimate answers, but that's half the work anyway.
Also, this is one of the few books that actually explains how evolution (aka mutation + natural selection) works, rather than just anthropomorphising it and giving it purposes, which always creates confusion. He slips a few times, but he gets it right a few times too, which is rare.
His writing style is poetic and enjoyable, although this was perhaps 50 pages too long.
That said, he does a pretty good job of deconstructing religion and mythology and describing the world as it really is, and paints a fairly plausible picture of where it's all going. This book is mainly about framing the right questions, not providing the ultimate answers, but that's half the work anyway.
Also, this is one of the few books that actually explains how evolution (aka mutation + natural selection) works, rather than just anthropomorphising it and giving it purposes, which always creates confusion. He slips a few times, but he gets it right a few times too, which is rare.
His writing style is poetic and enjoyable, although this was perhaps 50 pages too long.
informative
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Just brilliant. Everyone must read this.
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Interesting perspective on the potential futures awaiting humanity, but has too optimistic predictions on currently emerging science and technology fields.