Book Review : Sapiens : A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Rating *****

This book is one of the best book I have ever read regarding human development on the earth. We take some things for granted in our life like breeding animals in large numbers for our consumption. But we never think what the animal must be thinking about us. The book is written with this third party angle, where we humans are also considered at par with other animals living on earth since millions of years. The theory is convincing if humans are considered as animals. But if we think we are different from other animals then we will not agree with the author.

The book is biased on evolutionary ideas.  Author considers us humans as one of the animals and is not ready to give us the advantage of our intelligence, which is not developed in other animals, as our tool to rule them. Man who believes in god will not agree with the author as his views are atheist. He believes God and Religions are made by man to his own advantage, neglecting other animals purposefully. He do not Differentiate between human and animals. He thinks the evolution have by chance given us humans advantage of advanced intelligent brain which we are using against the nature and also against other humans.

He says there is no god. Creative and destructive abilities of human brain will decide its fate. The whole nature on earth is chaotic and no specific future can be predicted. It may flourish further or destroy itself into a barren land like mars.

Author have dramatic abilities to write on this diverse subject. He struggles in last part to maintain pace and have wrap up the book in a hurry because the topic and the debate about the topic is never ending. Intelligent man have one or other reason to escape the liabilities he have towards nature. Historical examples are strength of the book. The author have made good research and reading to make this book perfect and readable to common non technical reader.