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mandaraffe's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Animal death, Grief, Medical content, Racism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts
cemeterygay's review against another edition
5.0
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.
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 depressionashleygsiler's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Child death and Panic attacks/disorders
julianh's review against another edition
3.0
Minor: Child death, Ableism, and Panic attacks/disorders
ssgcedits's review against another edition
4.5
My only criticisms are that for a book that claims to review the Anthropocene it is obscenely American in perspective (despite a couple of essays being on non-American topics/stories); and that, if you've followed John Green for a few years, even if you don't listen to the Anthropocene podcast, a lot of these stories will be at least familiar to your ears.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Terminal illness, War, Child death, and Death
hfleur's review against another edition
3.75
Minor: Child death
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.5
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 5 stars
Graphic: Mental illness, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, and Bullying
Minor: Cancer
amykwrites's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Child death
established_mint's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Child death
kieranyes's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Child death