Sapiens, A brief history of mankind by Yuval Noah Harari
I was planning to read this heavy book before the year ends but because we were on forced homestay, I got the chance to start and finish it. I am happy that I chose this book over my stack of titles because it is a timely book to read given the pandemic that we are experiencing right now. The author warmed up by explaining how we as Sapiens remained as the only homo in the story of our evolution. It is not physical strength but or language that made us through. I mentioned that this is a heavy book but of course, I judged it by its title but as I went through the chapters, actually this book is very readable and tinged with wit, or maybe it just cannot be helped that our lives since time immemorial is filled with irony. For example, we survived because we tend to gossip and believe in myths. hahahaha!