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dilchh's review against another edition
3.0
Despite the fact that some people who read Sapiens act like they're suddenly the smartest and coolest person amongst their peers, I did thoroughly enjoy Sapiens; that's why I was excited to read Homo Deus. Unfortunately I have to be honest and I genuinely think that more than half the book is a snoozefest.
It wasn't until, probably, the last 40 pages that the book got interesting, for me. The other part of the book was like a repetition of Sapiens. So, if you're like me, who just read Homo Deus not long after finishing Sapiens, this book will be boring and will test your patience on whether you should just drop the book or keep on reading.
I can't freely recommend this book, because though I don't necessarily hate the experience of reading it, it definitely was not the most enjoyable experience either.
It wasn't until, probably, the last 40 pages that the book got interesting, for me. The other part of the book was like a repetition of Sapiens. So, if you're like me, who just read Homo Deus not long after finishing Sapiens, this book will be boring and will test your patience on whether you should just drop the book or keep on reading.
I can't freely recommend this book, because though I don't necessarily hate the experience of reading it, it definitely was not the most enjoyable experience either.
wildeng's review against another edition
I stopped to read other books. I will pick it up again
djbeyers75's review against another edition
2.0
I am greatly disappointed I purchased this book.
To be fair, the first few pages intrigued my interest. Narari can certainly write and capture your attention. I suspect in large part that is why this book received such high reviews on GoodReads: it is an easy book to pick-up and read.
I struggled, however, with many of his claims and often erroneous statements. On several occasions I found myself turning to his footnotes for further information. What I often found was a list of sources without any explanation of why the sources supported his claims. Moreover, he presents a rather simplistic review of history, such as:
1. Medieval Period = A simplistic time when people blindly obeyed religious leaders who used their "knowledge" for their own purposes.
2. Science freed people from the chains of religious ignorance, and gave way to a new religion, humanism.
3. In our time, the human person has replaced God but only for so long. Soon, artificial intelligence will replace humans and we will encounter a whole new set of problems and challenges.
Harari paints with broad strokes and more often than not offers a less-than-nuanced review of history, contemporary and future developments. More often than not, I found most of the material of this book to have been covered better in other books.
To be fair, the first few pages intrigued my interest. Narari can certainly write and capture your attention. I suspect in large part that is why this book received such high reviews on GoodReads: it is an easy book to pick-up and read.
I struggled, however, with many of his claims and often erroneous statements. On several occasions I found myself turning to his footnotes for further information. What I often found was a list of sources without any explanation of why the sources supported his claims. Moreover, he presents a rather simplistic review of history, such as:
1. Medieval Period = A simplistic time when people blindly obeyed religious leaders who used their "knowledge" for their own purposes.
2. Science freed people from the chains of religious ignorance, and gave way to a new religion, humanism.
3. In our time, the human person has replaced God but only for so long. Soon, artificial intelligence will replace humans and we will encounter a whole new set of problems and challenges.
Harari paints with broad strokes and more often than not offers a less-than-nuanced review of history, contemporary and future developments. More often than not, I found most of the material of this book to have been covered better in other books.
anyajulchen's review against another edition
5.0
Escuché la versión de audiolibro en español latino. Fue genial, aunque la mayor parte del texto son disertaciones y teorías, basado en lo que ha pasado ya seis años después de su publicación, yo miraría dos veces lo aquí dicho para encontrar razón y soluciones a sucesos actuales.
El autor se ha vuelto de mis preferidos. Ya quiero leer su tercer trabajo grande.
El autor se ha vuelto de mis preferidos. Ya quiero leer su tercer trabajo grande.