Hominids (Neanderthal Parallax)

Despite being nearly 20 years old now, the social commentary in this book is shockingly relevant now more than ever. It feels that western society has made little to no forward progress since this book was published, still struggling with the basic concepts of human decency the book puts forward regularly.

This was already a 5 star book for me, and this reread would have me rate it even higher if I could.

Despite being nearly 20 years old now, the social commentary in this book is shockingly relevant now more than ever.
It feels that western society has made little to no forward progress since this book was published, still struggling with the basic concepts of human decency the book puts forward regularly.

This was already a 5 star book for me, and this reread would have me rate it even higher if I could.

Highly recommended. 'Hominids' creates a believable alternate world that developed quite differently to our own. It reflects on our own world through the eyes of its main character and shows a world that could have been. Reading the book, there is such a sense of reality in the world created that you are quite drawn into it.

"But how could that be? How could that possibly be? For Pete's sake, the guy was clearly not a wild man, and he had a funky haircut."

This is a delightful little volume from Sawyer and though it contains some religious exposition and a quantity of Quantum Mechanics, it's still quite accessible and a truly fascinating story to boot.