Really good book. A synthesis of mankind's history. My only complaint is that the author was a little too complacent with capitalism - though he does describe its negative side - and didn't write any line about socialism or communism, mixing both when mentioning them, and not going through the causes of its (their) arguably failure.
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Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated World without End: 5 stars
World without End by Ken Follett
En 1327, quatre enfants sont les témoins d'une poursuite meurtrière dans les bois : un chevalier tue deux soldats au …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Fiesta: 5 stars
Fiesta by Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway's profile of the Lost Generation captures life among the expatriates on Paris' Left Bank during the 1920s, the brutality …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Laughable loves: 5 stars
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Mao: The Unknown Story: 4 stars
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Little Bee: 5 stars
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Ed Mort e outras histórias: 5 stars
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Why nations fail: 5 stars
Why nations fail by Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?
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Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay reviewed Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Hebrew: קיצור תולדות האנושות, [Ḳitsur toldot ha-enoshut]) is a …
Review of 'Sapiens' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Really good book. A synthesis of mankind's history. My only complaint is that the author was a little too complacent with capitalism - though he does describe its negative side - and didn't write any line about socialism or communism, mixing both when mentioning them, and not going through the causes of its (their) arguably failure.
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay reviewed Budapeste by Chico Buarque
Review of 'Budapeste' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Good book. I am not sure I like Chico Buarque's writing style, but he has wit, and the book is quite entertaining.
Good book. I am not sure I like Chico Buarque's writing style, but he has wit, and the book is quite entertaining.
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated The Pillars of the Earth: 5 stars
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett (Oprah's Book Club (60))
The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Snow: 5 stars
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
Touching, slyly comic, and humming with cerebral suspense—a masterful novel of "political intrigue and philosophy, romance and noir" (Vogue) and …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated The Shadow of the Wind: 5 stars
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Hidden in the heart of the old city of Barcelona is the 'Cemetery of Forgotten Books', a labyrinthine library of …
Francis Augusto Medeiros-Logeay rated Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas: 5 stars
Memorias Postumas de Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis
"New translation of Machado's famous novel is for the most part faithful and readable. However, work has occasional odd errors …