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A review by lucyhargrave
Homo Britannicus: The Incredible Story of Human Life in Britain by Chris Stringer
2.0
I think if I'd read this in 2007 when it was first published it would have been a more enjoyable and insightful read but unfortunately Homo Britannicus hasn't aged well.
Chris Stringer focuses much of the novel on climate change and how human life struggled to survive throughout the ages with such variable weather. The end chapter is purely an essay on the future dangers current humans faced with global warming and climate change. These are causes I completely believe in and am passion about but because of that I didn't need to read more about it. Also being written over 13 years ago you can tell he is coming from a time when climate change wasn't widely accepted. It meant valuable page time is given to climate change throughout the millenniums rather than focusing on the evolution of different humans in Britain, which is what I thought this book would be.
Overall I've read better more recent books on this subject and therefore can't give it a higher rating than 2 stars.
Chris Stringer focuses much of the novel on climate change and how human life struggled to survive throughout the ages with such variable weather. The end chapter is purely an essay on the future dangers current humans faced with global warming and climate change. These are causes I completely believe in and am passion about but because of that I didn't need to read more about it. Also being written over 13 years ago you can tell he is coming from a time when climate change wasn't widely accepted. It meant valuable page time is given to climate change throughout the millenniums rather than focusing on the evolution of different humans in Britain, which is what I thought this book would be.
Overall I've read better more recent books on this subject and therefore can't give it a higher rating than 2 stars.