I love this type of nonfiction. It’s probably the pop music of non-fiction, but I’m here for it. And Cody Cassidy has another book in this vein which I’m excited about.
This takes a look at several firsts in human history-fire, clothes, murder, etc. Cassidy hypothesizes on who the person was to make the discovery/invention. It helps ground you in history. What’s presented is not 100% accurate-how could it be? But it is contextualized with the scientific knowledge we currently have.
The writing is approachable and easy to digest. And you could easily just read this chapter by chapter whenever you want to. You don’t have to read this all at once even though I did. I do recommend the audiobook though.
Thanks for reading!
Holly