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You finally finished it? How was it?

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You finally finished it? How was it?

I read "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari. This book is a New York Times bestseller. I'm afraid I must disagree with the author at many points, but I learned new knowledge from the book. Spaniards brought tomatoes, chili peppers, and cocoa from Mexico to other region regions in the Age of Discovery. The Aztecs in Mexico felt the Spaniards stank horribly because Native hygiene was very advanced. Aluminum was more expensive than gold until the end of the nineteenth century. Napoleon employed aluminum cutlery for his important guests.

自然な表現

I read "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari. This book is a New York Times bestseller. I'm afraid I must disagree with the author at many points, but I learned new information from the book. Spaniards brought tomatoes, chili peppers, and cocoa from Mexico to other regions in the Age of Discovery. The Aztecs in Mexico felt the Spaniards stank horribly because native hygiene was very advanced. Aluminum was more expensive than gold until the end of the nineteenth century. Napoleon used aluminum cutlery for his important guests.

1. More conversational alternative: "I did learn new things from the book"
2. "Knowledge" is not a good word choice. "Information" or "things" are better choices.
3. Repeated word.
4. Generally, only proper nouns and the first word of a sentence are capitalized.
5. "Employ" is not the best choice when referring to objects. Use "used" instead.

It sounds like "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" gave you a lot to think about. Can you share one point where you disagreed with the author?

I can't support his idea about the relationship between chimpanzees and humans or his description of World War 2. However, I agree that he depicts the correlation between money and well-being well. The book's first half irritated me a bit, but the second half was so interesting because there are some points I can approve of.

自然な表現

1. Alternative: nevertheless/nonetheless
2. Alternative: his depiction of/his portrayal of

It’s great that the second half of the book was more engaging for you. What aspects of the second half did you find most compelling or agreeable?

I should have said that I liked his introduction to some study rather than agreed with him. He doesn't state his opinions about that matter. A chapter describes some approaches to how people determine happiness. Philosophers found that happiness depends on the gaps between objective realities and subjective expectations. Biologists concluded happiness is determined by biochemistry. Buddhism and some religions tell knowing thyself is happiness. Also, some people suggest having a way to live brings us happiness, as Nietzsche put it. Also, a study shows that money brings happiness, but social, ethical, and spiritual factors more greatly contribute to it.

自然な表現

I should have said that I liked his introduction to some studies rather than agreed with him. He doesn't state his opinions. A chapter describes some approaches to how people determine happiness. Philosophers found that happiness depends on the gaps between objective realities and subjective expectations. Biologists concluded happiness is determined by biochemistry. Buddhism and some religions believe that knowing thyself is happiness. Also, some people suggest having a way to live brings us happiness, as Nietzsche put it. Also, a study shows that money brings happiness, but social, ethical, and spiritual factors more greatly contribute to it.

1. Use "some" with plural nouns.
2. "That matter" refers to something specific that was mentioned previously but you didn't specify this. It's better to remove this to make the statement generalized to the whole book.
3. "Believe" is a better word choice.
4. "That" is commonly used to introduce a noun clause and also commonly follows the word "believe".
5. Alternative: "There is also a study that shows..." ("Furthermore" is a common alternative to "also" but it's better to vary your constructions)

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