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Eine kurze Geschichte der Menschheit: Der Weltbestseller farbig illustriert by Yuval Noah Harari
jadeelizaerrez's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I’m for sure a hoe for a macro lens on human history and behavior. This book definitely delivered on that front. Though I felt that the way in which the author attempted to stay unbiased and apolitical revealed unintentional other biases embedded in his privileged identities, especially when discussing the current sociopolitical state of the anthropocene. There is a lot to gain from the information in this book and I would recommend it. I did find the writing to be pretty dry in a lot of places, but that’s a personal preference.
andreandrea's review against another edition
5.0
The author shares with the reader well sourced thoughts about humanity.
The book is basically organised in three main parts:
-) past history of humanity, from its beginnings
-) an insightful analysis of the current world economy and human organisations
-) human psychology and fundamental questions, thoughts about possible futures of our species
The book is really pleasant to read, it is easy and it takes you by hand to really understand the author's way of thinking.
It made me like history in a way that I would have never thought.
You can get really good food for thought out of it. The author is really good at distinguishing between his thoughts and facts, linking all the sources.
You may disagree with some of the author's thoughts, but this only offers to you some new and insightful views about our world.
The book is basically organised in three main parts:
-) past history of humanity, from its beginnings
-) an insightful analysis of the current world economy and human organisations
-) human psychology and fundamental questions, thoughts about possible futures of our species
The book is really pleasant to read, it is easy and it takes you by hand to really understand the author's way of thinking.
It made me like history in a way that I would have never thought.
You can get really good food for thought out of it. The author is really good at distinguishing between his thoughts and facts, linking all the sources.
You may disagree with some of the author's thoughts, but this only offers to you some new and insightful views about our world.
rey_c's review against another edition
Did some more research on the book; looks like it is not very scientifically grounded and there is a good amount of controversy.
swaymus's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Lidt for lang. Første halvdel var god og spændende omhandlende hvordan mennesket har udviklet sig igennem den kognitive revolution og den første landbrugsrevolution (10.000 f.v.t.) og er blevet til homo sapiens som vi er i dag. Til slut ret kedeligt og en masse spørgsmål, der aldrig bliver besvaret - det blev lidt irriterende 😝 de historiske aspekter var bedre end de spekulative og teoretiske gæt.
Jeg hørte den danske udgave og der var en del ord, som efter min mening ikke var korrekt oversat og derudover læste oplæseren mange ord forkert, hvilket var forstyrrende for mig.