Who does not want to know where we humans come from? However, we usually shy away from this kind of book because of all the jargon and technical information. I read Jared Diamond before and found that it was effortless to follow, and there are always interesting points that renew one’s curiosity throughout the book to keep one reading. I thought Jared Diamond was excellent, but this book by Harari is even better in terms of keeping the readers amused.
The very thing that impressed me so much by this book was the first chapter. In less than twenty pages, the author briefly gives an overview of 13.5 million years of history of the earth that set the tone for the rest of the book. The opening is one of the best, impeccable, concise, engaging introduction/overviews that I have ever read. The rest of the book is separated into different revolutions written in new perspectives that lead us all the way to our modern day. The author did not fail to insert some points for readers to reflect on our future, which seems a bit worrying. Due to this worrying situation the author mentioned in this book, there comes another one called Homo Deus, A brief history of tomorrow, which is also fascinating that I highly recommended.