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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
Stopped at 12%. Great book, just a lot. Will pick it up some day. Paperback.
I was really impressed reading Sapiens so I expected good things from Homo Deus too. It unfortunately did not live up to my expectations.
It is an interesting book but most of the book I found to be a repeat of Sapiens. Understandable if it is read as a standalone book as the context of today is needed to sketch out the future but when you've just read Sapiens, it's just a lot of more Sapiens without learning anything new. Interestingly enough, the parts that I like the most about Homo Deus is the part that is not about the future but not covered in Sapiens. I would the discussion about capitalism, fascism and socialism and the struggle between these in the 20th century and the following victory of capitalism to be the most fascinating part of the book. I like the description of liberalism too.
The last parts and smallest parts of the book is about the future and future of humans. Harari mostly discusses the rise of data and whether the future of humanity is AI-driven without humans or augmented humans.
It's an interesting book and the section about capitalism and liberalism I think is very much worth reading. The parts about the future is less interesting, mostly because I don't think Harari really adds any new insight to the futurology field. I would not recommend reading this if you're feeling existential as the book really cuts into your feeling of individuality and uniqueness.
It is an interesting book but most of the book I found to be a repeat of Sapiens. Understandable if it is read as a standalone book as the context of today is needed to sketch out the future but when you've just read Sapiens, it's just a lot of more Sapiens without learning anything new. Interestingly enough, the parts that I like the most about Homo Deus is the part that is not about the future but not covered in Sapiens. I would the discussion about capitalism, fascism and socialism and the struggle between these in the 20th century and the following victory of capitalism to be the most fascinating part of the book. I like the description of liberalism too.
The last parts and smallest parts of the book is about the future and future of humans. Harari mostly discusses the rise of data and whether the future of humanity is AI-driven without humans or augmented humans.
It's an interesting book and the section about capitalism and liberalism I think is very much worth reading. The parts about the future is less interesting, mostly because I don't think Harari really adds any new insight to the futurology field. I would not recommend reading this if you're feeling existential as the book really cuts into your feeling of individuality and uniqueness.
Que buen libro, desde su paseo por la historia, la mente del autor, y todo lo que aprendes y que sin duda te sirve para abrir los ojos, todos deberían leerlo.
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Enjoyed the "looking back" part of the book. Yuval Noah Harari has a clear and sober view as a historian with the charisma of making compact and understandable versions of historical events. I especially enjoyed the references to communism and capitalism, their connection to religions and their similarities as we mostly hear about their differences.
The "looking forward" part wasn't as good in my opinion, failing to give a confident view. I guess this is the difference between a historian and a futurist. Finally, dedicated quite a few pages replicating "Thinking fast and slow" and "Superintelligence" which is a bit boring if you've read them already.
Overall a good book which makes me want to read more from him. Most probably Sapiens is next.
The "looking forward" part wasn't as good in my opinion, failing to give a confident view. I guess this is the difference between a historian and a futurist. Finally, dedicated quite a few pages replicating "Thinking fast and slow" and "Superintelligence" which is a bit boring if you've read them already.
Overall a good book which makes me want to read more from him. Most probably Sapiens is next.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Staring is good............. blah blah blah .............. The ending is good also, all the big talks on big data.
This book is an impressive confluence of many ideas and time periods that will have you rethinking history and contemplating the future. It would be great for a book club because it’s so thought-provoking and would serve as a fruitful source of topics to discuss. 4.5 stars for me.
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
didnt enjoy part 1 of the book that much but it was still worth reading!! it got progressively more interesting and i was finally hooked after around 280 pages lol
ask me about my newfound anxiety/stress stemming from the realization that I probably don't have any free will and i'm just an algorithmic representation of biochemical processes responding to external or randomly occurring stimuli 😥