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marshowl 's review for:
Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari
I really enjoyed this book and will probably listen to it a few times again. I gave it only 4 stars instead of 5 only because I'm not totally sure how much of the content is backed up by hard evidence and how much is pure speculation (I had to listen to it pretty quickly and there's so much in here... it's gonna take time to think critically about everything). But as far as giving me plenty of interesting ideas to chew on, it totally delivered. So maybe it's a 4.5 stars.
Science fiction and fantasy writers, I think there's loads in this book (and in the first book Sapiens) for you, because it seems designed to break you out of your pre-programmed assumptions and culturally programmed views so you can think about what the world would be like if this or that small thing wasn't so easily accepted or wasn't true (same as what good speculative fiction does), which is why I've added this to my Goodreads shelf of writing resources for authors.
It was challenging in that 'cultural deprogramming' kinda way, which I loved, and it made me question plenty of things I usually just take for granted, even though I think of myself as pretty skeptical. There are some things I'll never see in quite the same way after reading this, so it's definitely adjusted my filters a bit...
Maybe in the end when I've re-read it a few times and had time to really consider the huge (huuuuuuge) number of ideas in this book, it won't have changed my mind on some points, but I appreciate that at least being made to think about it. It's good wholesome fun to constantly having the rug pulled out from under you, and I thought the tone was just right... it seemed almost playful or tongue-in-cheek at times. Sort of pushing you in one direction, then throwing you back in the other direction just to make sure you're not getting too complacent.
This was a super-fun read that had my brain working overtime for days and sparked some really interesting conversations with friends and strangers too. :))
I'd recommend approaching this book with a sense of fun and mischief and curiosity, and a willingness to be challenged, and then I think you'll have a ton of fun with it.
Science fiction and fantasy writers, I think there's loads in this book (and in the first book Sapiens) for you, because it seems designed to break you out of your pre-programmed assumptions and culturally programmed views so you can think about what the world would be like if this or that small thing wasn't so easily accepted or wasn't true (same as what good speculative fiction does), which is why I've added this to my Goodreads shelf of writing resources for authors.
It was challenging in that 'cultural deprogramming' kinda way, which I loved, and it made me question plenty of things I usually just take for granted, even though I think of myself as pretty skeptical. There are some things I'll never see in quite the same way after reading this, so it's definitely adjusted my filters a bit...
Maybe in the end when I've re-read it a few times and had time to really consider the huge (huuuuuuge) number of ideas in this book, it won't have changed my mind on some points, but I appreciate that at least being made to think about it. It's good wholesome fun to constantly having the rug pulled out from under you, and I thought the tone was just right... it seemed almost playful or tongue-in-cheek at times. Sort of pushing you in one direction, then throwing you back in the other direction just to make sure you're not getting too complacent.
This was a super-fun read that had my brain working overtime for days and sparked some really interesting conversations with friends and strangers too. :))
I'd recommend approaching this book with a sense of fun and mischief and curiosity, and a willingness to be challenged, and then I think you'll have a ton of fun with it.