A Critical Review of Humankind
Rutger Bregman’s book Humankind is one of the books that questions negative ideas about human nature and makes readers think. For many years, many people believed that humans are naturally selfish, bad, and only care about themselves. However, Bregman does not agree with this idea. According to him, human nature is not as dark as people think. Instead, people are more willing to help each other, understand others’ feelings, and do good things. In the book, the author supports these ideas with many examples from wars, psychology experiments, history, and biology. One of the best parts of the book is that it gives hope about humanity. Still, when I finished the book, I did not only feel admiration. On one side, I was happy to read it because it made me think differently. On the other side, some of the author’s ideas felt too optimistic to me. Because of this, the book was both interesting and questionable for me.
One of the strongest parts of the book is that it makes people question ideas about human nature that many accept without thinking. Today, we often see violence, murder, wars, and fights on television, social media, and in the news. After some time, people start to believe that the world is full of bad people. At this point, Bregman asks an important question: If humans were really bad by nature, how could societies survive for so many years? A big part of human history was shaped by helping each other, working together, and surviving together. From this side, the writer’s ideas are important and meaningful.
His ideas against the belief that humans are naturally wild are especially interesting. Today, when someone behaves badly, people sometimes say, “Did you grow up in a cave?” However, Bregman says that hunter-gatherer societies were not as violent as many
the book that made me want to be a neuropyschologist for a good amount of time. the way Lisa found herself, her way to choose this very specific, untouched, large subject to research on and had her whole laboratory-from monkeys to humans- (not your usual science lab!) work on it is truly what i always wanted to do. even though i haven't fully grasped on the scientific terms when i first read it, it has changed my way of thinking a lot. it completely cleared the classic concept of 'emotions' from my mind and put something way more complicated instead of it. i struggle explaining people why emotions were made by people and that there aren't just 4 or 5 of them around. so this book is a nice standing point for me. ofc it's hard to put something that's pages long in a single paragraph, so im just gonna say i will read it once more, maybe adding up my experiences from med school, and maybe see if some of these researches are still scientifically valid. (since this book was written in 2017, i'm sure A LOT has changed!)
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The tales of Beedle the Bard was mainly written for the Harry Potter series.The book was inherited from Professor Dumbledore to Hermione Granger in the course of the story. Later, Jk Rowling decided to write the book apartly. Therefore, we have a chance to read it rather than just being a mentioned book.The story "The Tale of The Three Brothers" is placed in the movie and the main book. But in this book , there have been four other stories except for it.
*The Wizard and the Hopping Pot
*The Fountain of Fair Fortune
*The Warlock's Hairy Heart
*Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump
In the book , also Albus Dumbledore's notes are given after the stories.The notes answer the questions in our minds such as "Where does the story come from?" , "What is the subtexts in the story?" or "What do people think about this story in Wizard world?" and goes on.In my opinion, the note parts have been like a milestone of the stories. They have enriched all of them.
What the most influential thing is that in muggles' fairy tales, good people are good because they are powerless while evil ones always have power. When we think of the Snow White and her evil stepmother, it could be more clear.But this is not the main point.On the other hand, in Wizard fairy tales, a person who has power in his/her hands can use that power in a good way or a good person doesn't have to be powerless.Starting from this point of view, even if you have the power,the important thing is to use it for good.
Lastly, thanks to the book I have decided to add.more fairy tales in my reading adventure. Because they reflect not only the story itself but also the culture they belong to. We can see sometimes the other side of the world, sometimes the Wizard world...
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I have just finished the book Normal People by Sally Rooney. Overall, to me, it seemed like a normal book: an enjoyable drama, thrilling and addictive. However, there was still a question: what was I reading about? I think this happened because I had high expectations. But who set them? I think it was because it was everywhere, I mean so many people recommended this book. Even when I opened the front page, famous people's quotes were there, and it was awarded so many times. But to me, it still does not make any sense why it got so many awards.
Who decided that this book is actually "good"? What is even a good or bad book? It is up to people’s preference, no? So, I think to me this was just an average drama.
But what makes this book good to me are the two perfect characters, two normal people. Also, as a side note, maybe the reason I thought this was just an average book is its topic. It was literally about two normal, ordinary people, people we can see at university. There was nothing extraordinary, fancy, or miraculous.
Reviewing the two main characters is a good beginning. I would like to start with Marianne. While I was reading about Marianne, the one thing I agreed with once more is that we accept the love we think we deserve; we accept the behavior we think we deserve. That is why it’s important to have self-love and self-respect. Because if you don't love yourself or respect yourself, you will accept disrespect from others as well. Deep inside, you think you deserve it and feel no need to fight it. She had literally no value towards herself. I believe there are many people like this, but for her, it was at the lowest point.
Connell is a typical person who lives for the acceptance of society. He was so afraid of loneliness that he agreed to fit in anywhere he
*The thing that touches me the most is this story exiled
It was written on time and in fact that Dostoevsky committed theft from place to place and even wrote them.
To speak from the naivety of one's language and psychological analysis
There is no need for a writer at extremes anyway.
With the memory of another theft of a book
It begins when it is spoken. So the usual polarizations exist again. No matter what, at some point, the subject is again morality, conscience or good and bad again...
Another point is that Stockholm syndrome is also impressive. When the character first met the honest thief, he saw how he hated it as if he was killing, but later he was tied to him with very strong ties, which is the subtle point.
That's the conclusion we need to draw, so that this should be
I'm thinking. Sometimes we can make mistakes, the important thing is that we can do after that mistake, we can face ourselves, learn, and the most important thing is that we can always empathize and not be dogmatic to something. A book that is a lesson, fluent, and can end immediately, good reading :)
Heey, this book is not about not caring at all ahaha). If you approach it with that assumption just because of the title, you’ll miss the whole point. Mark Manson repeatedly reminds the reader that the goal is not to shut down your feelings, but to be selective about what deserves your attention. While reading, I realized how often we let tiny, meaningless things drain our energy. Manson highlights how much emotional space we waste on worries that don’t actually add value to our lives and how freeing it is to let those go.
What sets this book apart from many typical self-help titles is its focus on problems we genuinely face today. The ideas feel familiar, almost like reflections of our own daily habits and unnecessarily heavy thoughts. The author also insists that we acknowledge a basic reality:
Life includes failure, disappointment, loss and no amount of effort can erase that. Sometimes things fall apart even when you’re doing everything right, and life can flip in an instant without warning. One message that stood out to me the most was the rejection of forced positivity. Pretending to be cheerful all the time isn’t strength, it’s avoidance. This “always be positive” attitude may look uplifting on the surface, but in truth, it disconnects us from our own humanity. Real people feel sadness, frustration, fear, and uncertainty. Ignoring these emotions doesn’t make us stronger, it makes us less authentic.
Embracing the full range of our experiences, the good and the hard, is what keeps us honest with ourselves and truly alive.
