This was a very busy week for me, hardly got time to read 100 or so pages. Still reading Grave Peril by Jim Butcher. Book 3 of The Dresden Files.

What about all of you, what have you been reading?

  • magic_lobster_party
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    510 months ago

    Glad to see I’m not the only one who didn’t like Sapiens. I think it should’ve ended after the first few chapters. I’m terrified to know there’s a sequel where he theorizes about the future.

    • @roddyPT@lemmy.world
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      610 months ago

      I think it should’ve ended after the first few chapters

      Had the same feeling. At the end, I felt like the author tried to prove a thesis by ignoring any historical happenings that didn’t corroborate and stretching the veracity of those that did.

      I’m terrified to know there’s a sequel where he theorizes about the future.

      I hope that he’s better at assessing the future than the past.

      • magic_lobster_party
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        310 months ago

        It became evident in the later parts of the book that it was more about Harari’s pet theories rather than actual science.