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Good

Revisado: 05-15-19

I found it was partly difficult to absorb, but the philosophical ideas were interesting, especially in the last hour. I’m SO GLAD it wasn’t a pretentious sounding British guy reading it.

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In the middle

Revisado: 03-30-19

The book incorporated quotes and ideas from influential and interesting people.
I felt it was redundant, it continually harped on a polyamorist ideal.
It would have been much more nuanced and convincing had it fleshed out all perspectives in these new, unconventional “narratives”. For example, how would the external partner for an aging male spouse benefit from filling in that which was lost in his marriage? There’s also the sad truth that affairs often thrive in that they’re secretive and forbidden.
This was never suggested and I think this perspective would have added a lot: a person who is naturally monogamous, and even given an alternative, remains so. I believe such people are out there.
So many anthropologists seem to denounce humanity’s transition to agriculture. I really don’t get this. If humans were inventive enough and possessed the initiative to create it, why couldn’t they abandon it once they perceived the damage to one’s health and life longevity?

I’m certainly glad I read the book, but it wasn’t life-changing or even mind-changing.

Also, as an audio book, the reader had a cadence that was distracting.

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