Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

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

20 reviews

cemeterygay's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

I did not expect for a John Green non-fiction book to become one of my favorite books but here we are.

I very casually read a couple of John Green's fiction books when I was younger but I grew out of that brand of YA pretty quickly. When I heard about The Anthropocene Reviewed I expected more of the same, but I was incredibly surprised.

If you need some joy and hope with a twinge of bittersweet sadness during this hell of a pandemic, I cannot recommend this book. This book helped me find beauty in the mundane but to cope with some of the most horrific parts of life in a way that didn't feel like either romanticization or denial. I especially adored the explorations of mental health and community throughout the entire book.

While I did like John Green's writing style previously, it never really stuck with me but I think the format and subject material of this book made it really stick with me. 

This book was an incredibly intense rollercoaster with high highs and low lows, that still managed to give me hope for the future and remind myself of the beauty that humanity can be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Death, and Child death

Additional CW: Heavy discussions of pandemic and death (particularly COVID-19), discussions of systemic oppression including antisemitism, discussions of mental illness including OCD, anxiety, and depression

mollywill's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Child death, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War and Cancer

rileywilson's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical trauma and Mental illness

jodean's review

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Medical trauma

Moderate: Mental illness

anniefwrites's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

 This book accomplishes so much. It's imbued with the same care and thoughtfulness that Green has used to make YouTube videos for many years. He captures a sliver of the human experience yet showcases its beautiful, terrible, ephemeral nature. When the big things in life were overwhelming me, this book focusing on small things and small experiences was a welcome respite. I'd recommend this book to anyone who enjoys learning about both important events and useless trivia, to anyone struggling to get back into reading (the essays are short and easily absorbed), and to anyone who is tired of toxic positivity when they are feeling down. This book felt like someone sitting beside you when you're hurting and just being there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

robiok's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders

manarnia's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

That John Green sure can write a book! I loved this, and I love the podcast that inspired it as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Child death

cosmicsapphic's review

informative reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Grief, and Child death

beccaruthe's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Grief, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child death

ahliahreads's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Medical content