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What book(s) are you currently reading? 17 August (self.books)
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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?

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[–] roddyPT@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

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