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dembury's review
3.0
I'm going to preface this simply by saying I fully agree with Thunberg's views on climate change and have no argument with what she says. She is an inspiring young woman and I think every person living on this earth needs to listen to her.
This book by Blackwell, however, is not effective considering it is a watered down version of Thunberg's 2019 published collection of speeches, "No One Is Too Small To Make a Difference." "I Know This To Be True" opens with a speech that is also included in "No One", then has a brief interview with Thunberg, ending with a short transcript of an early 2020 speech. The interview sadly offers no new information or insight on Thunberg and seems very basic. Also, there is so much paper/page waste in this book? Several pages just have single quotes from preceding pages, followed by a totally blank page. For a book discussing climate change it seems counterintuitive to try and make an "aesthetic" look by wasting paper.
If you want to read Thunberg's speeches, read "No One" instead! It's so much more powerful than this watered down version, and has a greater reader impact.
This book by Blackwell, however, is not effective considering it is a watered down version of Thunberg's 2019 published collection of speeches, "No One Is Too Small To Make a Difference." "I Know This To Be True" opens with a speech that is also included in "No One", then has a brief interview with Thunberg, ending with a short transcript of an early 2020 speech. The interview sadly offers no new information or insight on Thunberg and seems very basic. Also, there is so much paper/page waste in this book? Several pages just have single quotes from preceding pages, followed by a totally blank page. For a book discussing climate change it seems counterintuitive to try and make an "aesthetic" look by wasting paper.
If you want to read Thunberg's speeches, read "No One" instead! It's so much more powerful than this watered down version, and has a greater reader impact.
buggy's review
3.0
Lovely little book, but very very little. Could have been an online article easily, but I get that the money goes to a good cause. Good intro to Thunberg, her ideas and background.
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