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

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nutmegandselkie's review against another edition

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3.75

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evedelvac's review

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4.0

Some inaccurate information. Incredible story telling. I give the anthropocene reviewed four stars.

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4.5

John's essays moved me in many ways. They've inspired me to write down thoughts that had been on my mind for a while, to have important conversations, to laugh more and see the world and the stories that unfold in it in a new light.
I'm grateful for this book and the kind presence that John offers in it, I'm sure I'll keep coming back to it again and again, every time I see a Ginkgo Biloba, every time I hear Auld Lang Syne.
My only regret is that there aren't more essays, so I hope there is a second part.
I give "The Anthropocene Reviewed" four and a half stars.

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5.0

This was not what I expected. Full disclosure: I had no idea what Anthropocene even meant which is probably why I ignored this book for so long. Perhaps I feared it was "too smart" for me?

Thank you John Green for helping me slow down. For helping me open my eyes again. For reminding me that it is ok to like, dislike, enjoy, or be nervous about literally anything because my thoughts and feelings are valid too.

This essay collection includes everything. Who knew I could find comfort in an essay about Diet Dr. Pepper, or wisdom hearing his take on Halley's Comet? I didn't realize Green and I are the same age. I felt oddly closer to him when he gave a shout out to a bottle of Strawberry Hill. This book was straight up comfort.

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