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madelinel's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
There were some really moving, interesting, thought provoking essays
wintrovia's review
4.0
I'm a fan of the podcast that this book is related to so many of the reviews were familiar but they have been revised and expanded for this book alongside some brand new material. These reviews are actually more like mini philosophy essays which vere between humour and raw emotion. Whether funny, sad or both they are always well-written and capture the profound in the everyday mundanity.
arantxalasa's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
3.0
sarahs_booklove's review against another edition
5.0
Wow. Das war mal ein authentisches Buch. Ich muss sagen ich habe mit etwas ganz anderem gerechnet, wurde aber nicht enttäuscht. Ganz im Gegenteil. Das ich einen Moment brauchte um richtig reinzukommen lag auf keinen Fall an John Greens Schreibstil, denn der war wie immer mega. Auch die Art der Bewertungen von jedem Kapitel hat mir total gefallen. Man erfährt hier viele persönliche Erfahrungen und Erlebnisse vom Autor, und dabei auch noch sehr gut dargestellte Fakten. Durch seinen ironisch trockenen Humor sind diese auch noch sehr gut in Erinnerung geblieben, und das ganze Wissen und die Infos werden mich sicher noch lange begleiten. Alles in allem liest es sich wie eine durcheinander geratene Notizensammlung - aber das heißt es ja auch im Titel: Notizen zum Leben auf der Erde. Außerdem habe ich mir mehr Zitate rausgeschrieben als bei jedem anderen Buch, aber John Green ist auch einfach nicht zu übertreffen an Intelligenz und Schreibstil.
rballenger's review against another edition
4.0
Type of read: Commuter Read.
What made me pick it up: I love John Green and I wanted a book that I knew had a very slim chance of disappointing me.
Overall rating: Here's the thing, 'The Anthropocene Reviewed' is not your typical John Green book...and that is one of the reasons why I absolutely love it. Don't get me wrong, your typical John Green book is one of my favorites to pick up. I love their style, cadence, characters, everything. 'The Anthropocene Reviewed' is an extensive but targeted look at the things going on in our everyday world and how Green would rate them (which in itself is a hilarious concept because the book starts with a whole breakout on the frivolity of reviews and their meaninglessness). This is not a book that you speed read and take in all in one day, it's also not a binge-by-night read that keeps you up with your flashlight under the covers. But it is an amazingly well-crafted, well-thought-out, unique look at our world and what the f*ck we're doing on this planet. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I give The Anthropocene Reviewed four out of five stars.
What made me pick it up: I love John Green and I wanted a book that I knew had a very slim chance of disappointing me.
Overall rating: Here's the thing, 'The Anthropocene Reviewed' is not your typical John Green book...and that is one of the reasons why I absolutely love it. Don't get me wrong, your typical John Green book is one of my favorites to pick up. I love their style, cadence, characters, everything. 'The Anthropocene Reviewed' is an extensive but targeted look at the things going on in our everyday world and how Green would rate them (which in itself is a hilarious concept because the book starts with a whole breakout on the frivolity of reviews and their meaninglessness). This is not a book that you speed read and take in all in one day, it's also not a binge-by-night read that keeps you up with your flashlight under the covers. But it is an amazingly well-crafted, well-thought-out, unique look at our world and what the f*ck we're doing on this planet. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I give The Anthropocene Reviewed four out of five stars.