Its so easy for us to believe that our beliefs and thoughts and knowledge is what the world is. 'There's nothing more to this world than my perception' is a thought that a lot of humans succumb to. But reading this book changed that. It changed the tiny container of my mind to a tank . It's like the book flew me through different places, situations and lives and educated me about everything. 

There were so many things that I found terrifying, but in the process of reading this book, realised that maybe they aren't that scary. All the things that didn't actually seem to have problems now seem like daunting complications that the human race needs to look into sooner than later. The book points out different problems, compares them with history and talks about how these problems are different from the ones that we faced before. It points out how clarity is power in today's society and how important it is for humans to stay conscious about their surroundings. 

The book was addictive in a way, so the one rookie mistake I made was read alot of the book in one sitting. I read the 1st hundred pages on the 1st day, because of which I couldn't really let everything sink in me. I'd recommend everyone not to read more than 1 chapter a day, or at max 2 but not more than that. This book needs its time to create space in your mind effectively.

Writing: 

The writing is something I need to appreciate. It's so good. I thought that it would be daunting and I wouldn't have been able to comprehend anything written due to Harari's reputation but man. It was so easy and flowy and understandable. There are bits of humour, there is structure, there is a vision. There is everything that a good non fiction needs, and it creates such an addictive momentum that is hard to break out of for a reader. I'd legit pick this book at night and would not notice where 3 hours would evaporate. It in such simple words puts such mind-boggling points that I for most of the time would just be stumped.

I'm just blown away with the level that Harari thinks at. The way he gives everything structure and the way he connects everything with everything, left me in awe. His level of intelligence is unfathomable. This book in a way made me wanna learn about humans and it's ways so bad. I really want to pick up something related to sociology and history and understand my species better so that I can understand what's happening today. The book does come with its fair share of complaints. The title doesn't really make sense in the context of the book in my opinion because the chapters aren't really lessons. Each chapter has a structure. 

It starts with a question, it tries answering the question in different parts from different structures and ends the chapter with another question that's continued in the next chapter. So there isn't any lesson or moral (if that is what is meant here) that the reader is left. A more suitable title could have been, '21st century and its problems' or something like that. The reason the title bothers me so much is because I expected the book to be very different from what it actually turned out to be mostly because of the title. I thought the book would work in the structure of- Question, the problem in detail, and the best human approach. 

But again, that's a very stupid thought because there will never be an objective way to approach a problem. I expected some consolation at the end of each chapter, if I have to put it blatantly. The other thing being, the last chapter felt like an abrupt end to the book. Harari's idea of the human mind is fascinating but the way he tries translating his interpretation into the solution of human problems in some way seems like an answer put together last minute.

Another complaint that I do have is that the book really dismisses the climate change and its problems. He does discuss it briefly but again not as it should. I started the book and by the time I was done with the 1st part of the book, I had lost all hope in the species we belong to. It made me feel fearful about the fact that this world that I love and adore so much is something we'll probably ruin. But honestly speaking, now that I'm done with the book and has sat for 24 hours in me, I really don't see it that way. Discussing problems and possible consequences of those problems isn't really being pessimistic, is it? Being pessimistic is being someone that believes in the doom of the world. But honestly, this book just discusses the possibility of different outcomes if we don't take the initiative to understand what's going on. 

Other than that, the book is too good. It's a really important book that I think everyone should read because everyone should be aware of the possible consequences of their future.

A 5 star read without a doubt.  Pick the book up right now.  

One line review: A book that gives fresh perspective to the problems and rising risks of the world.