The book Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari is marketed as answering the questions of humanity's future. Where will we be going from here? What will humans be like in the future?
Readers looking to read a few hundred pages on future hypothetical worlds will be disappointed. The author spends the first two-thirds of the book discussing the past and present of humanity. The last third of the book explores possible avenues for the human species to follow. While a majority of the book does not deal with the future, it is necessary and worthwhile. The author does an excellent job of keeping the past interesting and without seeming like a boring history lesson from middle school. Harari breaks the past into different categories and then showcases the patterns that have existed throughout homo sapiens' history. He then applies those patterns to the present and uses them to foreshadow what will most likely be in store for humanity. A well written piece of non-fiction, Harari keeps readers engaged throughout each section of the lengthy tome. A recommended read, especially for those readers that are just beginning to dip their toes into the non-fiction genre.
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