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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
21 reviews
theonlybaillie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Bullying, and Alcohol
caseythereader's review against another edition
5.0
- So many essays in this book had me thinking, oh this will be silly. Rating the Disney Hall of Presidents? This will be a laugh. Yes, but then he'll take a roundabout through a seemingly unrelated anecdote and suddenly you're crying while commuting to work.
- I do think a lot of the power of this book comes from the fact that Green wrote much of it during the early stages of the pandemic, and he frequently references that in the text. But it also adds more layers to the essays, helping to bring our current moment into the context of the whole of human history (whether or not that makes you feel better about the state of things...I'm not sure).
- I do recommend the audiobook for this, as Green puts so much emotion into his reading. Plus, you must hear the call of the extinct bird included in one of the essays. I hear the print version has additional notes, though, so I'll be checking that out as well.
Graphic: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Animal death, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Genocide, Grief, Violence, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Vomit, and Mental illness
leilorenzo's review against another edition
5.0
The way John Green manages to write about seemingly everyday actions or items and relate them to the grand scheme of things in life and living is exquisite.
I recommend this book to everyone. I am certain you will find at least one of these reviews to relate to. If not the reviews, the notes pages and recommended section of 'also by this author' offer some good bits too, of course.
I am now unsure whether to continue with Turtles all the way down or one of Hank's books or rather space them out a bit so that I can enjoy them fully.
I give reading 'The Anthropocene Reviewed'experience wonderful 5 stars.
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and War
alyssasaurus's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit
scruffie's review against another edition
5.0
Probably like others before me, I give the Anthropocene Reviewed five stars.
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Body horror
Moderate: Antisemitism and Terminal illness
Minor: Vomit, Slavery, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Drug use, and War
mathildem's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Antisemitism
Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Genocide, and War
kimi72714's review against another edition
5.0
I knew many of the stories from Vlogbrothers videos, and so, even without the audiobook, John was reading aloud to me in my head.
This book made me cry laugh with lines like "But you do so much yoga!", and real laugh with lines like "I've read more books on Hamlet than parenting".
The pandemic is still going, and I'm still huddled inside my house to keep myself and my community safe, but this book reminded me how to fall in love with the world.
The wind is whipping around my house as a big weather front moves through, which is very common this time of year. But I can hear the kids next door squealing in delight as they play in their backyard, and I'm grateful for a connection to the wider world.
I give The Anthropocene Reviewed five stars.
Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts
lyd41's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Mental illness, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child death
spacelordace's review against another edition
4.5
John Green isn’t to blame, of course, but still: I can only give The Anthropocene Reviewed four and a half stars.
Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcohol
This book is very heavy emotionally, if you are in a fragile state this book will either help you get better or make it worse but definitely wont leave you the same.achingallover's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts