Read in November 2020
This was a very provocative history that spans the entire existence of humanity and challenges everything about being human. The book begins with a fascinating discussion of very early human history and the beginnings of the human species culminating in the rise and domination of homo sapiens. A lot of the rest of the book is the author's musings on the human condition throughout history with much of it glossed over but there were some really interesting points being made throughout and many thoughtful epiphanies.
Some parts I read through quickly but there were many others were so compelling I needed to stop and ponder. The author was also good at presenting unbiased complex ideas in simple terms that also engendered a sense of wonderment. He also made the case that throughout human history the expansion of homo sapiens was an ecological disaster for the planet.
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