Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

97 reviews

rosalyn's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I actually enjoyed a collection of essays. That's a miracle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, and Grief

Minor: Cancer

dev921's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Child death, Cancer, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

2.75

Formatting would have benefited greatly with the use of footnotes, which in turn would have helped with pacing and flow.

I found myself reading an essay or two about topics I had varying levels of interest in, and on to the next essay I would read the title and often put the book down because I had had enough of the meandering stream of consciousness associations for that session.

There were some things that I found value in, but it wasn’t really my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, War, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Death, Deportation, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Classism, Islamophobia, Antisemitism, Child death, Chronic illness, and Mental illness

bbygirl21's review

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

4.0

I was thoroughly surprised by this book. I went in open minded, but I fully expected not to enjoy this book. I don't usually read nonfiction books. I don't go out of my way to find nonfiction books and beyond that general hesitation with nonfiction, the premise of the book didn't really interest me all that much when going into it. But I surprisingly really liked it. I did start to feel a little bored with the book near the end of it. But overall I really enjoyed it and would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Confinement, Genocide, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Chronic illness, Animal death, and Antisemitism

julianairving's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content and Death

zoiejanelle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

i very casually listened to the audiobook (thanks spotify premium!) and really enjoyed being able to listen to a few chapters at a time. listening to him read the book, laughing with him and crying with him, made the experience so much more enjoyable. i would love to go back and read the physical book when i have time so that i can pore over his syntax and highlight my favorite phrases/sentences. 

john green was one of my favorite authors as as teen, and i am so glad to still be learning from him. his unique experience as an almost-pastor, a writer, a father, and a person who struggles with mental illness all really inform this beautifully reflective and inspiring body of work. his voice (literally and figuratively) really shine through each chapter and the context/further research provided made me feel like i was FEELING but also LEARNING at the same time. 

 i'm not sure what i expected from this book, but it was certainly profound. i found myself considering not just the human condition but my own place in the world and my own motivations. this was a really beautiful read, and i highly recommend it to anyone who likes memoirs, non-fiction, or yelp reviews. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Cancer, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, and Death

k1313's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, and Death

spacekee's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation

abigailbat's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

I read this for Jacob’s book group at the library and was so glad to have an excuse to finally pick it up and read it. In a series of very short essays, John Green examines and “reviews” items and events from the Anthropocene (from the epoch of human life on earth). From Canada geese to the Lascaux cave paintings to scratch & sniff stickers to wintry mix, the topics are a wide, eclectic range. And through these musings, Green reflects on his own life and his own place in the world and our place as a human species interacting with the world. A few essays made me cry, a few made me laugh, and I’m excited to see which essays stuck out to everyone else because I bet they are all different. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Mental illness

Minor: Death and Child death

brookey8888's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed this! I learned a lot and some of these essays made me emotional which shocked me. I’m not going to lie some of this went over my head, but overall it was easy to follow and understand. There’s a lot of humor in this, but a lot of seriousness as well. It really made me think of all the little things in the world as well as the big things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death, and Mental illness