A review by __kya__
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

4.0

This book accomplished exactly what it promised, which is different than I expected. Put beautifully, "If we imagine that we are purely, exclusively, rational beings, we will never know ourselves." This books exists to serve an account of the human's ancestor; our undeniable connection to beastliness and brute. Furthermore, this book highlights the beauty, the desirability, and the unnecessary negative connotation associated with the beast and brute. Somewhere in the book was a beautiful quite along the lines of "If we cannot acknowledge where we come from, who are we to be hopeful in where we're headed?" Furthermore, this book dispels the needless chauvinism and simplistic narcissisms that so many of us exercise. We are intimately connected to our origins, and in recognizing that, we can begin to observe our self. This books teaches an invaluable lesson.