Comment on When reading a book how do you validate the thesis in an unknown field for you?Comments−chistev1yYou read the reviews about the book and get a sense of how it was received.This is why I've never read Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval NoahAlthough a best seller, the scholarly reception was not great, and I'd just rather read other things.Sometimes, though, I still want to read those books to see the author's arguments/points.
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You read the reviews about the book and get a sense of how it was received.
This is why I've never read Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah
Although a best seller, the scholarly reception was not great, and I'd just rather read other things.
Sometimes, though, I still want to read those books to see the author's arguments/points.