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Everything Must Go
- The Stories We Tell About the End of the World
- Narrated by: Dorian Lynskey
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Read by the author, Dorian Lysnkey.
'I was blown away by this book. The staggering range of references, the razor-sharp analysis, the wisdom, left me gasping out loud at times. Lynskey also somehow manages to make a book about the end of the world feel . . . hopeful. One of the best non-fiction writers around.' – Sathnam Sanghera, author of Empireland
A riveting and brilliantly original exploration of our fantasies of the end of the world, from Mary Shelley's The Last Man to Marvel's Avengers: Age of Ultron, by the Baillie Gifford and Orwell prize-shortlisted writer and co-host of the podcast 'Origin Story'.
For two millennia, Christians have looked forward to the end, haunted by the apocalyptic visions of the Biblical books of Daniel and Revelation. But for two centuries or more, these dark fantasies have given way to secular stories of how the world, our planet, or our species (or all of the above) might come to an end.
Dorian Lynskey's fascinating book explores the endings that we have read, listened to or watched over the last two dozen decades, whether they be by the death and destruction of a nuclear holocaust or collision with a meteor or comet, devastating epidemic or takeover by robots or computers.
The result is nothing less than a cultural history of the modern world, weaving together politics, history, science, high and popular culture in a book that is uniquely original, grippingly readable and deeply illuminating about both us and our times.
'Impossibly epic, brain-expanding, life-affirming and profound. You’ll never see humanity the same way again.' – Ian Dunt, author of How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't
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- michael
- 28-05-24
Such a fascinating book.
Such a fascinating wealth of sources explored, to illuminate the cultural touchstones of how people express our darkest thoughts. one of the best non-fiction books I've read. Dorian is great.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-05-24
Another wonderful cultural and historical study by Lynskey
No British non-fiction writer weaves literature, art, politics, movies and pop culture into a historical narrative like Dorian Lynskey. The humanistic, gentle, intelligent and insightful prose benefits from having the author as narrator - as an accomplished podcastser Lynskey is well versed in audio storytelling. If I were to be a harsh critic, I’d say he gives longtermists like MacAskill too much credit, and could have gone deeper into the world of Attwell’s Maddaddam trilogy as the preeminent post-apocalyptic writing in the current era. But these are personal preferences and I thoroughly enjoyed consuming this audiobook in only a few days.
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- John
- 17-05-24
An upbeat approach to the consideration and evaluation of many disparate themes and histories.
The sweeping summary and connection between thematic elements is pleasing in its coherence and extremely informative. Cultural references abound and contextualisation is thought through well in my view.
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- Mr H Thomas
- 30-05-24
Fabulous
A great book, read by the author. Excellently researched and engaging even considering it's length.
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- BardBeats
- 31-05-24
... and I feel fine
I'm a big fan of Dorian's other books and his podcast work, so I was prepared to take on this anxiety inducing subject with him. In fact, he approaches this history of world endings with his usual humour and optimism. The whole thing is, actually, very heartening. That end of the world narratives can be useful, or can sabotage us - so let's make it the former and work on solutions. And stay positive out there.
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