Reviews

It's Not Just You by Tori Tsui

isabelolsen's review

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.75

I struggled a bit with this book, but I really liked parts of it. I found it hard to motivate myself to pick it up, possibly because there was a bit of a gap between each time I read. I think it felt a bit listy sometimes when including the opinions of various activists. I loved some of the topics covered, such as capitalism and accessibility within climate justice. I enjoyed the last part of the book more than the beginning - I’m not sure why. It’s a really important book, and has some really good sections; I did struggle with parts of it though.

marianne_louise's review

challenging informative reflective tense fast-paced

3.0

This book was completely exhausting to read. A rather rambling essay on the state of the world which managed to convince me not to join the climate movement. It sounds like the author needed to vent rather than inspire. 

klimaven's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

You know those events where you leave feeling energized, inspired and just so positive?
Yeah, this book made me feel that way. I have taken so many notes and gotten so many ideas from reading this. I am inspired. Thank you.

kyliemaslen's review

3.0

the good stuff was great, but this felt really inconsistent overall for mine 

recycledwords's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.5

I struggled with sections of this book, some bits were very statistic heavy and whilst having points backed up by facts is helpful I felt the balance was too far towards the negative. I would have liked some more examples of how to manage climate anxiety and/or get involved in activism on an achievable level. 

lelog's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

jaywithwhiskey's review

3.0

this was brilliantly narrated but I thought this was going to be more of a self help and educational book but it ended up teaching me more about younger generation anxiety and the term exoanxiety. it was interesting but I went into it thinking something different. 

pratiksha__'s review against another edition

informative medium-paced

3.5

twosuns's review against another edition

5.0

This book has genuinely changed the way I think. While I was familiar with most topics discussed in It‘s Not Just You, I still learned plenty from it. I especially loved learning about animism, why so many people feel disconnected from nature and psychiatry as a system of control. I‘ve always loved the forest but don’t spend as much time in nature as I‘d like. It‘s Not Just You made me go for a walk in the woods that felt transforming after what I had learned.

As someone who joined the climate movement relatively recently, I see this book as a valuable resource. I highly recommend reading it - especially if you‘re not involved in any organising (yet)!

co_sima's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

4.0

Overall I really enjoyed this book and how it tackled many different layers of climate change and activism all while circling back to the idea of eco anxiety and making proposals how to move forward. However, some parts of the book for me were much slower than others and I can't really pinpoint why that is. I also struggled with the citations as throughout the text there's no indication as to what the author is Concluding by themselves and what is an actual quote or study.