A review by narbeleth
How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler by Ryan North

5.0

That book was definitively fun. I loved the concept, I loved how not impressed the narrator was with the civilization's development, I loved the fun facts (bibliography titles give me reading ideas for the long time to come, I think) and I loved the rant about the Roman numbers. It's very dense and I got lost few times (i.e. my civilization would need to do without electricity, I'm afraid), but overall it was brilliant. And hilarious.