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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
by Yuval Noah Harari
The point of time which this book really made it to be my must-read-in-2018 was in one of my history lessons, while I was so bored out by hearing multiple times about the French Revolution and how it affects our ideology of democracy until today. However, we got to a point where we started discussing about the Kondratiev wave and what should be the next basis innovation which would give the cycle a kick and which aims the 5th Kondratiev might have, and then the word Homo Deus appeared for the first time in the classroom. Not that I’ve never heard of the term, I knew clearly that I have a book which is named exactly the same in my to-read list and I’ve not once but several times got my hand on this book and then put it back to the shelves of a Paris’ fnac. The problem was that I was too indecisive to make up my mind about whether I should devour this book in English of Vietnamese, so I thought I would wait for a reasonable amount of time until I could reach the final decision. But then I got the English version as an endearing gift and here I am, writing this review after being astonished, stunned, thrilled and amazed by this wonderful book.
With a vast amount of information which covers not only one but many different fields, from historic events to scientific knowledge, this book guides the readers through an impressive range of contemporary burning issues such as the future of humanism to shockingly smart AIs. By reading Homo Deus, I had a chance to hear the discussion about several and surprisingly diverse topics which I was never informed about before. The discussions don’t just stay on the surface of the problems, they dwell into them by explaining the coherence between the initiating events and their importance, thus as much as possible information is delivered to the readers, not even once throughout the book have I felt like an outsider who understands nothing about what is being spoken about (except at the beginning of a book or whenever the author wants to open a new discussion). For each topic the author uses concrete examples to illustrate the whole picture and to create a better foundation of understanding the analysis he offers later. Every time a discussion comes to an end, a reasonable summary and comprehensible hypothesis are concluded by close consideration of many arguments, this helps the readers to follow and get a hold on the mentioned topic more easily. Although it’s a very practical book, the writing style is not boring nor monotone at all, on the other hand it appears as very intriguing and humorous to me. Harari has this charming hidden humor throughout several passages and it shines through effortlessly and very delicately, which means it doesn’t diminish the value of the factual statements but enhances it and creates an enjoying and relaxing feeling for the reading process. The book is so well-written that at the most interesting chapters I constantly found myself being as excited and electrified as whenever I encounter a fiction’s climax. That doesn’t only surprise me but also makes me admire how Harari has turned a book with such a factual theme into something which is also entertaining and amusing at the same time without losing the sober and objective perspective.
Homo Deus’ relevance is undeniable, it is a essential book to be read in the 21st century since people need a to understand the concept which the human kind is moving toward. I totally recommend it to everyone who is willing to learn more not just about themselves but also about what have made them the person they are today as well as what they might become because of what they are today, a visionary book with down-to-earth writing and exhilarating knowledge.
With a vast amount of information which covers not only one but many different fields, from historic events to scientific knowledge, this book guides the readers through an impressive range of contemporary burning issues such as the future of humanism to shockingly smart AIs. By reading Homo Deus, I had a chance to hear the discussion about several and surprisingly diverse topics which I was never informed about before. The discussions don’t just stay on the surface of the problems, they dwell into them by explaining the coherence between the initiating events and their importance, thus as much as possible information is delivered to the readers, not even once throughout the book have I felt like an outsider who understands nothing about what is being spoken about (except at the beginning of a book or whenever the author wants to open a new discussion). For each topic the author uses concrete examples to illustrate the whole picture and to create a better foundation of understanding the analysis he offers later. Every time a discussion comes to an end, a reasonable summary and comprehensible hypothesis are concluded by close consideration of many arguments, this helps the readers to follow and get a hold on the mentioned topic more easily. Although it’s a very practical book, the writing style is not boring nor monotone at all, on the other hand it appears as very intriguing and humorous to me. Harari has this charming hidden humor throughout several passages and it shines through effortlessly and very delicately, which means it doesn’t diminish the value of the factual statements but enhances it and creates an enjoying and relaxing feeling for the reading process. The book is so well-written that at the most interesting chapters I constantly found myself being as excited and electrified as whenever I encounter a fiction’s climax. That doesn’t only surprise me but also makes me admire how Harari has turned a book with such a factual theme into something which is also entertaining and amusing at the same time without losing the sober and objective perspective.
Homo Deus’ relevance is undeniable, it is a essential book to be read in the 21st century since people need a to understand the concept which the human kind is moving toward. I totally recommend it to everyone who is willing to learn more not just about themselves but also about what have made them the person they are today as well as what they might become because of what they are today, a visionary book with down-to-earth writing and exhilarating knowledge.