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158 reviews for:
Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Rebecca Solnit, Thelma Young Lutunatabua
4.1 AVERAGE
158 reviews for:
Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Rebecca Solnit, Thelma Young Lutunatabua
4.1 AVERAGE
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Despair is a self-fulfilling prophecy; it blocks us from taking agency, which makes it all the more likely that our worst fears will come to pass.
A nice change of pace to read climate nonfiction through the lens of hope and belief in the power of humanity.
Takeaways for me, lots of inspiring quotes about having hope in the face of adversity that is also important fighting for the rights of Palestinians. Pacific Islander communities are on the forefront of climate change and we need to listen to their experiences and solutions.
A bit repetitive however great selection of contributors!
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
A good intro to climate activism and the necessity of hope amongst despair. There were so many fantastic essays in this collection whose authors I will be reading more from.
However some of the essays (specifically the duo of letters from a green future towards the end of the book) felt a little silly and a lot of information was repeated from essay to essay.
However some of the essays (specifically the duo of letters from a green future towards the end of the book) felt a little silly and a lot of information was repeated from essay to essay.
fast-paced
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
A Dre essays rubbed me the wrong way, ignoring colonialism as the root cause of environmental degradation. But! The other stories and essays made up for the flops.
Lessons learned
- pay attention to Oceania. There are fertile grounds for environmental justice in their island of nations
- love gets us through the devastation of climate catastrophe
-and we must grieve.
-grief allows for the next move, for passion, for action
-but first we. Must. Grieve.
-and to grieve we must lean on relationships.
- it’s not too late to make a difference! As long as I am alive, it will never be too late for me to take action.
Lessons learned
- pay attention to Oceania. There are fertile grounds for environmental justice in their island of nations
- love gets us through the devastation of climate catastrophe
-and we must grieve.
-grief allows for the next move, for passion, for action
-but first we. Must. Grieve.
-and to grieve we must lean on relationships.
- it’s not too late to make a difference! As long as I am alive, it will never be too late for me to take action.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
This was excellent bedtime reading. Inspiring, hopeful, comforting, motivating essays from activists. I read these essays nights when I needed a dose of hope. I highly recommend to anyone doing climate work.
Fine, very Bernie, basically the same essay over and over so I stopped