Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Read This Book If You Liked: Homo Deus, Blink (or anything by Gladwell), Thinking, Fast and Slow or if you like: History and Futurism
This Book is Good For: Long conversations, A gift to your favorite Trump supporter, a college class on literally anything to do with the Humanities/ Getting in arguments with your professors
5 Stars
Sapiens feels like a textbook when you first pick it up. It’s got thick, glossy paper and 400 pages of information. It’s heavy too (I definitely can’t lug this one around in my purse). Fortunately, Sapiens doesn’t read like a textbook. It entices the readers from the first page and flows well, connecting lots of information in an interesting way. The book is split into four different sections, starting with the Cognitive Revolution. Harari’s intention is clear: We were not always the only humans roaming the Earth. In fact, our singularity is unique. Sapiens encourages the reader to rethink our conceptions about humanity and tends to take a more objective scientific approach, focusing on our development as animals rather than some ‘high being.’ Harari addresses different theories of why we survived while our other fellow Homo family members didn’t. The book does a good job of explaining the “fictions” that people create in order to work together and create a…
