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Harari wields his literary power this time to cater to a younger audience. The outcome? A treasure trove of fun facts, clocking back to an epic journey of discovery, survival and evolution. As you gradually make your way through the colourful pages of this book to understand what the "human superpower" is, I assure the readers a ton of learning in the process. It is interesting to understand the emergence and dominance of Sapiens among the many human families that once existed on this planet- Unstoppable Us! is a veritable time machine that whizzes through the ages and pauses us to think, while not seeming like a weary cargo of information. Recommend it as a quick entertaining read, which will prove to be an enriching exercise for our digitally fatigued minds. ( )

My kids enjoyed it, we did look up some sections online, and discovered that some of the history is disputed as it's presented here.
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I received a copy of this book through a LibraryThing giveaway. This book really gets you to see modern life differently, based on how early humans lived. I think there are a lot of good ideas for why people act the way they do, and inspires us to try to change the way we act for the good of the world. The illustrations are wonderful, and really add to the book. ( )

The word hubris comes to mind when reading the title of this book and unfortunately it doesn't stop there. Harari presents his historical narrative as the one and only true story as he seeks to explain why humans are who they are. He begins the book by telling us that it's a true story (xv) and then proceeds to weave together a number of theories into one overarching story of human history. There are numerous places where the various theories have been challenged by historians and scientists but Harari doesn't mention even one. The book is well written and illustrated, but I would not give this to a young person because it would leave them with the impression that his narrative is more than a story, in his sense of story-making being the human 'superpower.' ( )