Reader’s Note
4 out of 10
Big claims, thin evidence, and awful pleased with himself about it. Gie it a bye.
by@books_and_binsWritten 30 May 2026Read 29 May 2026
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SapiensYuval Noah HarariIn the Margins
Sapiens reviewed by @theodore_p
Very good lecturer, no archive.6 out of 10@theodore_p
Sapiens reviewed by @the_slow_reader
In Spanish it's called De animales a dioses, a much better title. The first third, fine. After that he's explaining to me things which I already knew, and other things which I don't think he knows either. Has anyone checked the middle third?6 out of 10@the_slow_reader
Sapiens reviewed by @kepler22b
readable, broad, sourced thin. why is a book this confident about the cognitive revolution so vague in the notes? fine as a way in / not a reference.7 out of 10@kepler22b
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