BATB score: 1/10 - it's not you, it's me Dear Yuval Noah Harari, our relationship has become more effort than you are worth. 💔 I know your books are being praised, loved, and adored by many. I tried. I did try (reading 120 out of 500 pages) to make it work. But I don't know what your book wants from me or what you're trying to tell me. It's all over the place my love. 🥺 Best to: break up now so we only have good memories Best: this isn't easy but neither is your book Best f

BATB score: 0/10 Zero to None* it’s so bad it hurts. Unfinished random thoughts of uncle Thiel that failed to convey any meaning. Fragmented paragraphs and loosely described concepts, it’s like he’s sleep-talking 💤 social distancing with every sentence ❌ Best for: Uncle Peter Thiel and Uncle Peter Thiel alone #tablefor1 Best to: live like this book never exists #unforgivable #bookstagram Best as: proof that not all successful business founders are great writers (Thiel co-fou

BATB score: 2.1 / 10 😵 It's not you, it's me. I surrender. 🏳️ I really CAN NOT do Yuval Noah Harari. Lion King hakuna matata lifestyle, the Truman show CCTV, fake news of wine and bread, and more odd ball anecdotes. Well thought through but presented in abrupt concepts - imagine a Professor taking forever to build up to the point, taps the point a bit, *bell rings*, that's all - the end. #whaaa Best to: you either love Yuval Noah Harari or you don't #yuvalnoahharari Best as

BATB score: 2/10 for the 200/570 pages that I've read before giving up completely #Isurrender 🏳️ Too detailed for a 'short history' which can be 'even shorter' by half at least. Too many names and too many 'this happened, then that happened, but then there's that, and now it's this'. I am so sorry. I can not. Best as: good night story that will definitely put you to sleep or confuse you to coma Best to: it's okay, just skip it. Best for: I believe Yuval Noah and Bill Bryson

BATB score: 8.8/10 ⭐ From concentration camp to a life sentence in hard-labour camp, how can an innocent 16-year-old girl survive? Shaved (both head and privates), starved, beaten, and raped, how can one still have hope? Best to: read Heather Morris' "The Tattooist of Auschwitz" book first to understand what horrible things already happened and to continue with what other horrible things continued Best for: there's nothing more cruel than the Nazi Concentration Camp 1933-1945

BATB score: 4.8/10 👹 Too crazy lengthy and too comprehensive for any lighthearted historian 😖 Best to: know that it's an extremely detailed biography of the three Soong sisters - one loved money, one loved power, and one loved her country - from childhood to deathbed; and the many characters and extended family members in between 💃💃💃 Best for: how the hell did Jung Chang write up such a downright account of the Soong sisters? Inclusive of feelings and inner thoughts of s

BATB score: 6.3/10 🕶🍻💢 Entertaining historical fiction regarding spies, escapes, murder, and politics during Hitler's regime Best to: great plot, suspenseful flow, and a good number of characters to love and to fear; yet, Rory Clements is your slightly above average authors - not wow. Best for: readers of fiction, he said, she said, gasps, pants, strikes Best as: a substitute leisure activity for screen time coach potatoes 🥔

BATB score: 9/10 🤩 Best to: legit snack-able, relatable, practical storytelling version to the worlds of Yunal Noah Harari's mission to uncover who we were, who we are, and who will we be Best for: anyone who struggled to finish Yunal Noah Harari's books; this cartoon version of his famous Sapiens book is made for you and me; thank god for this "for dummies" version #hallelujah Best as: did you know that there were 6 species of hominins aka humans? Homo sapiens is not only o

BATB score: 3/10 💩 this book is.. bad... I wanted to kill myself Best to: extremely difficult to read and follow through; at times, talking about some insightful species, then trying to link those species learnings to modern day implications, and then closing each chapter with 'corrective lens' key takeaways that had nothing to do with what was discussed in the chapter Best for: try to finish this book without falling asleep, I challenge you! Best as: there are good bits in