Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind in Bangalore Open Library

Feb 19, 2019 Ayush Jain rated it did not like it

I know that a lot of readers love this book and the author. But here I am going to talk about my experience.

I found this book to be very boring, the writing style is down right uninteresting. There has been no effort whatsoever put to make the content interesting. A proper fact check also has been missing, there have been a few facts mentioned which are just incorrect.

Sure, this is a good book if one wants a high level view of the evolution in the last few millions of years but then that is exa ...more

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Apr 07, 2024 Harman Singh rated it really liked it

Shelves: sporadic, own-a-physical-copy

Just as great as everyone tells you it is. I do think it gets a little less technical and more essay-like in the last third, but it's still fun to read. ...more

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Mar 14, 2019 Praveen Hp rated it it was amazing

An impressive summary of human history. I liked the way the author has brought out the ideas which have largely shaped the Sapiens story and the stories and evidences he present along with the ideas. The book answers many Whys one can have about the things around, changes perspectives in many ways and hold mirror to the current reality. The question he raises about the growth and happiness are worth pondering. I'm thankful to the author for a such a well researched and yet concise book. Looking ...more

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