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One of the few books I've put down after less than 1/3rd. Really bad and over-hyped, IMHO.
by alecco 16y ago
One of the few books I've put down after less than 1/3rd. Really bad and over-hyped, IMHO.
- pgbovine 16y agoi hate to be 'that guy' who says "me too", but i felt the same way when reading it 5 years ago. i had far higher expectations of a pulitzer prize winning book in non-fiction. another pulitzer prize winner that's almost as long but far more engaging is Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs, and Steel"
- zizou 16y agoGGS is an amazing read. never found a more elegant and simple explanantion of the history of mankind. in hindsight it looks perfectly rational and logical.