This is a nice little book that goes over the history of the universe from a high level perspective. It's a good refresher for adults but would be great for tweens who are interested in history and science. Even adults will learn some fun tidbits. One thing that stood out is how much we don't know and how outlandish some of our theories are on how some things came to be. For example, one that stood out is that monkey got to North/South America by floating all the way across the Atlantic Ocean by floating on a log.

I loved this audiobook. It is interesting for both youth and adults. I can admit I forgot a lot of this information. This is such a fun audiobook. The narration is good. The book flows well. It would be a great in the car listen for families on road trips.

I received this as an ARC in return for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for allowing me to read this title.

I loved this audiobook. It is interesting for both youth and adults. I can admit I forgot a lot of this information. This is such a fun audiobook. The narration is good. The book flows well. It would be a great in the car listen for families on road trips.

I received this as an ARC in return for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for allowing me to read this title.

Engaging narration and full of fascinating facts! I loved listening and learning while on my morning walks. This is an engaging--an painless way--to expand your knowledge about the evolution of life on earth.

Thanks to NetGalley for access to an ALC!

This is an incredibly comprehensive yet condensed history of (as the title implies) everything.
Lloyd goes back to the very beginning of everything and makes his way to modern times while giving information on topics from biology to history and so many other things in between that I could write a thousand-word essay on just what gets talked about in this book.
It's one of those books that gives you a little bit of information on a myriad of topics so you can always have an interesting fact on hand to impress others or so you can know where to start looking further into something that interests you.
The way everything is presented is also very jovial and even a little bit playful, so you never really feel like you're starting to tune out from droning like one is won't to do when being talked at. The audiobook lacks the images to go with what's being presented, but it more than makes up for it with how delighted Lloyd seems at sharing all this information with listeners. Also, the English accent plays into the wise professor image that has been drilled into us by popular media and makes this an even better listen because of it. Although, I admit to cracking a smile at how he pronounces some of the names of things. Took me a couple of tries to figure out Maya.
Overall, very informative, very easy to listen to, and very well presented. This is definitely a good book to have on hand for when you're feeling like you want to learn something but don't want to do it in a boring way.

Many thanks to NetGalley and What on Earth Books for the read/listen.

Absolutely Everything! is an outstanding children's audiobook that introduces prehistorical and historical facts in a highly entertaining and approachable way. It's been a few decades since I could claim to be a child, but I am not too proud to admit I still learned a heck of a lot from this book.

"The real world is far more amazing than anything you can make up."

The imagery Lloyd provides helps the listener not just understand but also envision the nuggets of info he's offering us. From the Big Bang, to the Theia Impact, to the emergence of eukaryotes, to Lucy, to all the things humans have done in our "two seconds" of life in the universe, Lloyd provides interesting and intriguing tidbits to bring all of prehistory and history to life for us. One of my favorite books is Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything, and Christopher Lloyd's Absolutely Everything! is exactly what a 12 year old me would have loved just as much.

I especially appreciated how, in the Afterward, Lloyd enlists feedback from his readers/listeners on his novel. He asks us to go to www.whatonearthbooks.com to send him ideas for a follow-up, "Absolutely Everything Else", to include all the other interesting things he couldn't cram into this book. It's wonderful how he engages us, so we can all share in our love of discovering cool stuff about our world.

I received a copy of the audiobook from Spotlight Audio, What on Earth Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Super high-level overview of ... many historical events. Feels like this book is more suited for children.

This is an absolutely fantastic book.

It's a great insight into history. It includes just about everything (as it says on the tin).

I know some of the things the author talks about but there are some really interesting bits that I said wow out loud too.

We have a fascinating and at times very sad history. This is a brilliantly neutral insight into all parts of history.

I would recommend this to anyone and I may buy it for my dad for Christmas as I've enjoyed it so much.

I have really mixed feelings about this books, but these mixed feelings didn't settle in until I'd consumed about half of this book.when I realized I hadn't heard anything about countries like Russia or Japan and didn't hear anything about them until we his the 20th century.

I had the thought that (everything after human civilization really begins) felt so similar to the course of history I was taught in the US Public School System, incredibly Euro-centric and Amero-centric, stopping after World War 2. I did find expansions on the histories of China, India, and information related to Islamic Golden Age. Which are things I hadn't been exposed too.

I know Lloyd does say in his afterword, that there is no way that he can cover everything, because that would be endless. But I think the opportunity was missed to maybe have ended the book sooner then the mid 20th century in favor of going more in depth about other countries and cultures existing in the same time period.

I say this because, I had no concept of overlap of the timelines of history until I was an adult. I remember a professor in college saying that Samurai and Cowboys existed at the same time (albeit a short amount of time) and it blew my mind wide open because while I had loved history as a kid. No one every teaches these topics in a way that really shows how the world developed.

Which I will say Lloyd DOES in this book, and I LOVE it.

So while it isn't perfect and I wouldn't use it solely as a text book if I were homeschooling. It would be great for a history loving kind in your life.it will cover a lot that they may never hear about in school. I know it has sparked me to want to know more about countries histories that I had never learned about in school (India and Zimbabwe).

I received a copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. What an incredibly interesting collection of historical events!! The anthropologist in me really appreciated this audiobook. Narrated by the author, it was so easy to listen to and follow along, and gave me strong David Attenborough vibes. From Dinosaurs to the Egyptians, all the way to present day, this book was so well put together. I can’t wait to read Absolutely Everything Else!!