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atmoir's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Good book to read if your climate anxiety is getting the better of you. Provides strategies to move forward with climate issues.
deannapassmore's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This book was exactly what I needed in the midst of a full on existential and global crisis.
Even in the last few months since this book was published, it feels like so much has changed... but also hasn't. Just because more people's eyes are opening doesn't mean that any of our current events are new, and this book helps to prove that folks have been noticing and reacting and attempting to enforce change.
Despite the world seeming like it's crumbling around us and the feeling that we're all doomed, we can't let nihilism get the best of us. This book helped me to refresh my mindset and focus on what positive change is happening in the world.
It's so easy to assume the world is out to get us and we have no hope, but this book is a great reminder that there's always hope to be had and the earth will always be worth saving.
Even in the last few months since this book was published, it feels like so much has changed... but also hasn't. Just because more people's eyes are opening doesn't mean that any of our current events are new, and this book helps to prove that folks have been noticing and reacting and attempting to enforce change.
Despite the world seeming like it's crumbling around us and the feeling that we're all doomed, we can't let nihilism get the best of us. This book helped me to refresh my mindset and focus on what positive change is happening in the world.
It's so easy to assume the world is out to get us and we have no hope, but this book is a great reminder that there's always hope to be had and the earth will always be worth saving.
zeeezy's review against another edition
Started becoming a list of all the good things and achievements, without going very in-depth into what made each one successful or applicable. Would probably work better as a documentary.
buckeyegolden's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
3.5
I've enjoyed Zahra's climate optimism newsletter for a while, and was excited to see she was publishing a book. It was full of more in-depth descriptions of climate successes, which I had been hoping for. And I appreciated the different spheres of activism she covered - courts, streets, and markets - which helped break down potentially overwhelming information. I did think that this book could have used better copyediting, and an even deeper dive into some of the topics.
franceschs's review against another edition
meh. i wish it was more instructional/than textbook-y. it's not very helpful when all someone tells you to "get involved!" when there's a problem
readalongwithnat's review against another edition
4.0
It’s really hopeful to remember how much good we have done in the past, to know that we can make big changes.