Why it endured
The sequel to Sapiens — where Harari turns from the past to the future. What will humanity become when famine, plague, and war are solved? He argues the next human projects will be immortality, happiness, and divinity — and explores what that means for meaning and free will.
What they're saying
7 people recommend this book
“Harari's vision of where humanity is headed — and what we might become — is both exhilarating and terrifying.”
A Year of Books
“Homo Deus asks the most important questions about our future with technology and bioengineering.”
Gates Notes
“Harari is one of the few writers thinking seriously about the long-term trajectory of our species.”
Making Sense Podcast
“Homo Deus should be required reading for anyone building technology that will shape the next century.”
Interview
“This book reads like the author read a number of popular science articles, watched some sci-fi movies, attended a transhumanist meetup, got just a bit high on weed and then started writing. 2/5”
“Homo Deus, successor to Sapiens? Good, but nowhere near as good as Sapiens. Sapiens I think is the best book of the last decade that I have read. I loved Sapiens and I highly recommend it for everybody here. Homo Deus is a sequel and I think you all know that Harari is a genius, but the issue he had was, he had decades to write Sapiens. Then his editors probably said, “Wow! That made a lot of money, so can you please crank out a second book right away?” So they come up with one in a year or two and call it Homo Deus. Homo Deus is very insightful and very clever and very smart, but it’s basically got one big idea at the center. When you figure out that one idea, you don’t need to finish the whole book. Whereas with Sapiens, there’s lots and lots of great ideas in there and it’s just full of them, chock full per page.”
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