The Book Interrupted women begin their first conversation on their Series 6 book choice: “Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind” by Yuval Noah Harari. Each member expresses individually how they feel either before reading or beginning to read “Sapiens”, then they continue the discussion into a group chat. Through the topics of cooperation, tacky gifts, book cutting, collectivism in an individualist culture, and raising children not to be a-holes, they talk about their lives, inspired by the words of Yuval Harari.

Discussion Points:

The writing style/storytelling
Can you walk and read at the same time?
Cutting big books in half to make them easier to carry around
The tackiest gifts ever
Cooperation amongst large groups of people - how the human race is different than other animals
Raising children not to be a-holes, teaching them to share
Community versus individualism - collectivism in an individualist culture
How every action and behaviour has a ripple effect

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

Book Interrupted Website

Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg

The Joe Rogan Experience

Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History podcast

Litsy

Yuval Noah Harari: What explains the rise of humans? | TED Talk

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo