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A review by sebby_reads
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari
5.0
I like this book a lot more than his first book, Sapiens. It’s not that Sapiens isn’t good. It’s just my weird feeling towards its in-your-face straightforwardness. You know you feel a little uneasy or insulted when someone points out all the flaws you have and mistakes you’ve done. That’s what I felt when I was reading Sapiens. I have yet to read Homo Deus but I’m certain that I will enjoy reading it in near future.
Anyway, in this book, 21 Lessons were compartmentalised into five parts—the Technological Challenge, the Political Challenge, Despair and Hope, Truth, and Resilience—and each lesson provides facts and answers for the questions we have been asking ourselves over the past few years.
The genius work of YNH is that he states the most obvious facts I’d normally think or believe and then provides me the unknown facts or some aspects that I hadn’t thought. Then he makes me question myself on how I think about all the various points he had made. What I really like is that he doesn’t force me to believe in this and that. He just showcases the various scenarios with substantial proof.
I absolutely loved reading all four chapters in the first part, the Technological Challenges. The other topics I enjoyed reading are Community, Nationalism, Immigration, Terrorism, Humility, Secularism, Justice, Education, and Meaning. I regret that I stopped reading it after a few chapters and picked up other books. This is clearly the best non fiction I have read in years. I believe many of us should read this as it definitely provides insights on various topics and answers to the questions many of us wonder. Definitely 5 out of 5 stars.
Anyway, in this book, 21 Lessons were compartmentalised into five parts—the Technological Challenge, the Political Challenge, Despair and Hope, Truth, and Resilience—and each lesson provides facts and answers for the questions we have been asking ourselves over the past few years.
The genius work of YNH is that he states the most obvious facts I’d normally think or believe and then provides me the unknown facts or some aspects that I hadn’t thought. Then he makes me question myself on how I think about all the various points he had made. What I really like is that he doesn’t force me to believe in this and that. He just showcases the various scenarios with substantial proof.
I absolutely loved reading all four chapters in the first part, the Technological Challenges. The other topics I enjoyed reading are Community, Nationalism, Immigration, Terrorism, Humility, Secularism, Justice, Education, and Meaning. I regret that I stopped reading it after a few chapters and picked up other books. This is clearly the best non fiction I have read in years. I believe many of us should read this as it definitely provides insights on various topics and answers to the questions many of us wonder. Definitely 5 out of 5 stars.