REVIEWS
‘Everything Must Go will make you happy to be alive and reading — until the lights go out… Brilliant’ - ADAM BEGLEY, THE SPECTATOR
‘In less skilled hands this 10-Armageddons-a-page pace might make or a depressing read, but Lynskey’s encyclopedic knowledge, and his glee at the sheer inventiveness of the doomsayers’ creations, make this an unlikely page-turner… a curiously entertaining read.’ - MAT OSMAN, THE OBSERVER
‘Clever and voluminous… So engagingly plotted and written that it’s a pleasure to bask in its constant stream of remarkable titbits and illuminating insights.’ - THE GUARDIAN
‘A major piece of work, [a] heavyweight yet fleet-of-foot look at humankind’s fixation on the end of days, told through the prism of history, religion, literature, popular art, science and more, as compelling as it is authoritative.’ - IAN WINWOOD, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
‘Lynskey’s astute analysis excels at teasing out the existential concerns that have animated artists over the course of millennia. Readers won’t want this to end.’ - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)
‘It was Churchill who intoned that the future will be just one damn thing after another. That view informs this entertaining journey through the many theories of imminent Armageddon. Lynskey, a journalist and podcaster, has collected a huge amount of material, ranging from biblical prophecies to sci-fi movies. Many, of course, have believed that the end of the world is nigh, with perhaps a chosen few surviving. With dry wit, Lynskey connects these apocalypse fantasies to modern culture and human nature.’ - KIRKUS (STARRED REVIEW)
‘With rich analysis and a remarkable level of research, Everything Must Go allows readers to feel a connection with generations past and offers a new lens through which to approach our current moment.’ - BOOKLIST
‘Lynskey has a journalist’s eye for a great story and a killer quotation… He is ridiculously well-informed.’ - THE LITERARY REVIEW
‘A fascinating guide… full of lesser-known cultural gems.’ - THE NEW SCIENTIST
‘For a book drenched in destruction, Everything Must Go is not depressing, and often wryly funny. It is incredibly deeply researched, fluently written, moving deftly between close-up detail and broad-brush analysis.’ - THE ARTS DESK
‘This is a rich and remarkable book’ - MATT D’ANCONA, THE NEW EUROPEAN
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