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andra_mihaela_s's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
3.5 stars
This is my first book by John Green. For many years I stayed away due to the fact that many people seem to really like him as a person, but not find his work compelling. :(
When I saw he published a nonfiction title, better yet..a collection of essay mainly from the podcast he does...I thought this is my chance to see if I enjoy his writing style! ^^
I think this book is personal for him mainly because it was written in the middle of the pandemic.
The subjects he tackles are varied and unique in their own right: from sunsets to favorite bands and places, from sports to the pandemic and mental health, and from important changes at the global scale to a personal journey he needed to put on paper mainly for himself. :)
This book is beautiful, and reading it, I kept imagining his voice and fragile delivery from crash course literature.
In terms of content I loved about a third of essays, liked another, and I was mildly interested in the rest.
Here are some of my favorite chapters:
-Humanity's Temporal Range
-Halley's Comet
-Lascaux Cave Paintings
-Teddy Bears
-Air-Conditioning
-<b>Sunsets</b>
-<b>Pinguins of Madagascar</b>
-<b>Auld Lang Syne</b>
-<b>Googling Strangers</b>
If you have a copy of the book at hand, you can see that I connected with the first part of the book more...which is not a bad thing. I just vibe with some of the subjects of interest for him, not all. ^_^
I highly recommend this collection of essays if you need something meditative, or are in the mood this reflect on serious subject matters for short periods of time.
In the end, I'm not sure I will ever read more from him, certainly not his earlier work..but a similar project as "The Anthropocene reviewed" will appeal to me.:)
One things is sure...I loved his authorial voice! If you enjoy hearing him talk, give this book a try!
Enjoy
This is my first book by John Green. For many years I stayed away due to the fact that many people seem to really like him as a person, but not find his work compelling. :(
When I saw he published a nonfiction title, better yet..a collection of essay mainly from the podcast he does...I thought this is my chance to see if I enjoy his writing style! ^^
I think this book is personal for him mainly because it was written in the middle of the pandemic.
The subjects he tackles are varied and unique in their own right: from sunsets to favorite bands and places, from sports to the pandemic and mental health, and from important changes at the global scale to a personal journey he needed to put on paper mainly for himself. :)
This book is beautiful, and reading it, I kept imagining his voice and fragile delivery from crash course literature.
In terms of content I loved about a third of essays, liked another, and I was mildly interested in the rest.
Here are some of my favorite chapters:
-Humanity's Temporal Range
-Halley's Comet
-Lascaux Cave Paintings
-Teddy Bears
-Air-Conditioning
-<b>Sunsets</b>
-<b>Pinguins of Madagascar</b>
-<b>Auld Lang Syne</b>
-<b>Googling Strangers</b>
If you have a copy of the book at hand, you can see that I connected with the first part of the book more...which is not a bad thing. I just vibe with some of the subjects of interest for him, not all. ^_^
I highly recommend this collection of essays if you need something meditative, or are in the mood this reflect on serious subject matters for short periods of time.
In the end, I'm not sure I will ever read more from him, certainly not his earlier work..but a similar project as "The Anthropocene reviewed" will appeal to me.:)
One things is sure...I loved his authorial voice! If you enjoy hearing him talk, give this book a try!
Enjoy
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Grief
katelynprice's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Although I'm a fan of John Green's YA fiction, I really had no interest in reading this book, but my friend kept gushing about it. The first few essays were good and had Green's signature wit and style, but it wasn't until "Lascaux Cave Paintings" that I was truly sold. At that point I started reading many essays aloud to my husband, a history buff, and being able to share in them made them all the richer. Then the collection took a turn and became meaningful and insightful in a way I didn't expect. His experiences with depression made me feel truly seen. I used SO many book darts because Green has a true gift for making meaning of the mundane. He writes lines that just resonate and make me believe in the universal experience of humanity. This collection was inspiring and reminded me that I matter, what I do matters, and how I treat people matters. I gained so much from reading this and wholeheartedly recommend it.
Content Warnings
Minor: Cancer, Medical content, and Grief
hnagarne's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief
alyssa_s10's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
A beautiful series of essays inspired by the good and the bad of life and humanity. I listened to the audio book which was read by the author. It was quite a good listened and each essay is interesting.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer
sxndaze's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
It really does make you fall in love with the world a bit more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Death
Minor: Cancer
merle_bookdragon's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
What an absolute fun and enjoyable read.
A selection of the things that I learned while reading this book:
- you should never predict the end of the world, you will almost certainly be wrong
- the tail of Halley's comet extends more than sixty million miles through space
- are conditioning systems in many buildings are biased to cater to men's temperature preferences
- basically all penicillin in the world descends from a mold found on a cantaloupe (and the scientists ate it after scraping off the mold)
- lawn maintenance creates more carbon dioxide than the lawns can capture
- Monopoly was actually invented by a woman
Before starting this book officially I had already read a single chapter of it about a year ago, the one titled "Auld Lang Syne." I had actually never actively heard of the song (though I am sure I had heard it before passively in a movie or something similar) and I found it so beautiful that I listened to it on repeat and then did a university assignment on it. I too would like to give Auld Lang Syne five stars.
Each first edition book of this title was signed by John Green. He made a video about this on the Youtube channel he shares with his brother Hank, explaining that his signature didn't make books worth more because by now, he has signed so many of them. However, I would like to claim an exception to this in this very instance. While every single book of this first edition was supposed to have a signature, mine has not. Thus, by NOT having a signature I would actually argue that my first edition of this book is worth more than the other ones. Oh how the tables have tabled. I give this book five stars.
A selection of the things that I learned while reading this book:
- you should never predict the end of the world, you will almost certainly be wrong
- the tail of Halley's comet extends more than sixty million miles through space
- are conditioning systems in many buildings are biased to cater to men's temperature preferences
- basically all penicillin in the world descends from a mold found on a cantaloupe (and the scientists ate it after scraping off the mold)
- lawn maintenance creates more carbon dioxide than the lawns can capture
- Monopoly was actually invented by a woman
Before starting this book officially I had already read a single chapter of it about a year ago, the one titled "Auld Lang Syne." I had actually never actively heard of the song (though I am sure I had heard it before passively in a movie or something similar) and I found it so beautiful that I listened to it on repeat and then did a university assignment on it. I too would like to give Auld Lang Syne five stars.
Each first edition book of this title was signed by John Green. He made a video about this on the Youtube channel he shares with his brother Hank, explaining that his signature didn't make books worth more because by now, he has signed so many of them. However, I would like to claim an exception to this in this very instance. While every single book of this first edition was supposed to have a signature, mine has not. Thus, by NOT having a signature I would actually argue that my first edition of this book is worth more than the other ones. Oh how the tables have tabled. I give this book five stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
mandaraffe's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief
jodunn_'s review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A beautiful, truthful, heart-achingly wonderful foray into what it means to be human. By highlighting some of the world’s seemingly inconsequential things (like the world’s biggest ball of paint), John Green evaluates what life has to offer. However, he never shies away from the more damning aspects of humanity as well. Ultimately, the Anthropocene Reviewed is hopeful for the best, but honest about our faults.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Cancer
readandfindout's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Antisemitism
Minor: Cancer
bujo_bellel's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
I liked it, but it took me too long to finish it since its sooo long
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Animal death and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Cancer