rensreading's review against another edition
5.0
there’s just something about talking about things so mundane but have had such a profound impact on your life that really unsettles you, just for a moment. part of it being mundane usually means its insignificant enough to not warrant much attention, but then there are moment where they mark so MANY points in our lives. from teddy bears to sunsets to a hot dog eating contest, green’s life has been touched by so much and he still has so many more experiences to make.
i’m not generally a fan of his other stuff because of the way mass consumption turned his works into romanticism of various mental illnesses and yet this was raw. he held nothing back. he opened himself up and discussed how these little things really affected him during the lowest and highest points of his life. that’s exceedingly brave. and he absolutely should get his flowers for this book.
this felt like a diary and a hug wrapped into one. i loved it.
5 stars! (:
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Bullying
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, and Death
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Suicidal thoughts
readandfindout's review
4.5
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 5 stars
Graphic: Mental illness, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, and Bullying
Minor: Cancer
theonlybaillie's review
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
astridrv's review
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, and Death
tyyne's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
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
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
5.0
For its insight, it's softness in this rough time, and for keeping me company when I can't sleep at night, I give John Green's the anthropocene reviewed 5 stars.
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, Genocide, Chronic illness, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child death, Antisemitism, Bullying, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Animal death
lou_o_donnell's review
5.0
Minor: Antisemitism, Bullying, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
beccaruthe's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Grief, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child death