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A Short History of the Apocalypse

By: Frankie Boyle, Charlie Skelton
Narrated by: Frankie Boyle, Núria Riba Rossy, Yassine Belkacemi
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*A Short History of the Apocalypse: your comprehensive guide to the challenges of Armageddon*

Join Frankie Boyle (Saturday Night Swindle; Celebrity Vengeance) and Charlie Skelton (head writer: Ad Naseum; David Suchet's News Sachet) as they debrief time traveller and bon vivant from the late 21st Century, Alonso Lampe.

Will humanity survive the coming cataclysm? Find out inside, along with helpful tips on cannibalism, thunderdome etiquette, and post-societal dating.

How do you go about joining a militia?
What will life be like in a billionaire's bunker?
How will people entertain themselves in re-education camps?

All these questions will be fully and satisfactorily answered.

A Short History of the Apocalypse is vital to your future survival. Humorous Literature & Fiction Satire Science Fiction Funny Survival Witty
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Had me giggling with existential dread for days
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I liked how it used real life people and events and made fun of them abit

Very humerus book

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. A mixture of typically dark Boyle humour and abstract and imaginative humour. Will definitely listen over again and again.

Frankness dark humour

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I cannot help but laugh but in equal measure think to myself.....do charlie and frankie need help? An intervention fulled mind mess of a book. Joyous at times. Laugh out loud funny at others. Mostly you think to yourself.....are they okay??

Two wild minds

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Frankie is so funny and a great writer but this is a bit a departure that got weird in places even for me one of his most ardent fans

I love parts of it

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This had me laughing out loud on many occasions - complete batshit but in the best possible way! Loved hearing Frankie’s narration too

Insanely hilarious

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