A review by georgina_bawden
Notes from an Apocalypse by Mark O'Connell

4.0

I really loved Mark's previous book on transhumanism, and this was in his same thoughtful, personal and witty style. It is mostly about his own apocalyptic anxiety and climate-malaise. I listened to this one and he read it himself and I found myself in the rare situation of wishing he hadn't- his delivery was very deadpan and he managed to suck the joy out of his own wry jokes! It was interesting and thoughtful, but the ending seemed a little trite. Perhaps being publishing into a pandemic did the book a disservice.