Bought these from a book fair, thoughts?

captainlezbian 19 points 3 years ago

Sapiens has its criticisms but was overall quite good

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lars 9 points 3 years ago

It was such an easy enjoyable read. I’m glad I had the opportunity to breeze through it without seeing the red flags and before hearing about its criticisms.

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jasondj 6 points 3 years ago

It’s pop-history. An easy read non-fiction but obviously it’s going to gloss over some parts and embellish others.

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Fleshtrap 13 points 3 years ago

My life has a 'before I read Berserk' period and an 'after I read Berserk' period.

RIP Miura-san, thanks for the memories.

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alex 10 points 3 years ago

I liked Sapiens and Berserk and hope that you will as well!

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Charcoal8645 8 points 3 years ago

After I read Berserk, nothing else came close. It just gave me everything I ever looked for in a story, but you have to let it get there. Keep reading past vol. 1 and you're golden!

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NounsAndWords 8 points 3 years ago

It just gave me everything I ever looked for in a story

I take it that "a conclusion" is not something you look for in a story.

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Charcoal8645 1 point 3 years ago

That's just part of the struggle

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Severed_Fate 2 points 3 years ago

Already read through volume 1, about to start volume 2. It's pretty interesting so far but some pages are hard to understand because of the art style

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Charcoal8645 1 point 3 years ago

The art style get increasingly better as the story unfolds. Unfortunately when he was his best, miura died

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Vash63 6 points 3 years ago

Berserk is great and my girlfriend recommends Sapiens

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nerdschleife 6 points 3 years ago

TKAMB is a must read.

Personally, I couldn't get through Sapiens. Ikigai was great though, and it is pretty short.

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Severed_Fate 1 point 3 years ago

Haha honestly I had heard that it's a good book but one of the reasons for getting is it being Superman's favourite book

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hotwarioinyourarea 4 points 3 years ago

Berserk is one of the greatest manga of all time.

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DrNeurohax 2 points 3 years ago

I think it's hard to go wrong with Murakami. I don't remember much TEV specifically, but I remember enjoying it.

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learnbyexample 2 points 3 years ago

"To Kill a Mocking Bird" is great.

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tracyspcy 1 point 3 years ago

Sapiens is basically a simplification of a great book: The Outline of History, written by Herbert George Wells. So I highly recommend to read this as well, or if you havent read Sapiens yet, rather read The Outline of History. https://www.gutenberg.org/...

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Yepthatsme 1 point 3 years ago

TKAMB and Sapiens are great!

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