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minibabble's Reviews (122)
Great themes and messages. Some stuff felt a bit out of no where and confusing, but it’s an important book.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Does a relatively good job balancing the history of humans, and the histories of different cultures. It's still a bit Eurocentric, but not overtly so. The beginning is the slowest slog ever-- describing the anthropologic and genetic emergence of homosapiens over other types of early humans. The rest of the book is great. I think an audiobook is the best format for this book because it feels like a podcast. Reading it would be a bit boring and too slow for me.
Overall, an informative and interesting book that weaves together the different histories of cultures, societies, and current social systems pretty well.
Overall, an informative and interesting book that weaves together the different histories of cultures, societies, and current social systems pretty well.
