[Folcon]

"Guns, Germs, and Steel" is a good book, really enjoyable read. But speaking to historian friends of mine has given me the impression that it's not highly regarded in those circles.

Unfortunately I can't give any criticisms beyond that because it has been a long time since I had those discussions and the details just don't come to mind, so I guess really what I'm saying is though it's a popular and enjoyable read, perhaps take the narrative it gives with a pinch of salt, perhaps dig into the current historical perspective and see where it differs?

[escape_goat]

One of the remaining gems within my reddit horizons is the /r/AskHistorians subreddit, which maintains an FAQ that (amongst many other things) contains a plethora of academic responses to GGS. I have included below a link to the top and presumably most comprehensive response [1] for those who are interested.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2mkcc3/how_d...

[Folcon]

I didn't know about this! Thanks for bringing it up :)...

[COGlory]

Brett Deveraux touches on this here:

https://acoup.blog/2021/05/28/collections-teaching-paradox-e...