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Fun, Not Perfect

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-11-21

This was a fun read/listen, if you’re into fun pop science books you’ll probably enjoy it. I was frustrated that the reasoning and source material seem to fall down a bit once the book gets to religion. The author quotes Hutchins and Dawkins but not Geertz, which I see as a red flag. From there it goes downhill with all sorts of assumptions about religion in culture being taken for granted without the necessary foundation of religious anthropology. So, if that’s an area you know a bit about, maybe skip that chapter to avoid yelling at the narrator repeatedly!

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