A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World by Tom Phillips
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A good book is one that makes me want to read more. And this, my friends, was a GOOD book. Tom Phillips touched on so many historical subjects that piqued my interest in those topics and made me want to learn more about them.
The premise of this book is simple: The end of the world has always been “coming soon,” but never seems to get here. From The Epic of Gilgamesh to the Bible to The Crusades, the plague, and even COVID-19. Phillips touches on doomsday cults, climate change and artificial intelligence. And he does it all with a well-placed tongue-in-cheek tone, both in his choice of words and how he voiced them.
There were a few parts that dragged a bit, but overall, it was 12 hours well-spent.
I see that Phillips has some other books on Audible and I’ll be sure to check them out in the future.
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