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A review by callanisreading
The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Faced with a mass extinction event, Kolbert looks closely at the devastated state of our planet and documents the destruction humanity has visited upon the globe. Consulting with researchers across disciplines and continents, she contemplates the history of extinction, the species we have lost, and the species we risk losing. In this blunt, insightful, and moving book, Kolbert explores humanity's legacy of extinction and compels readers to fight climate change -- for the sake of all living beings on our planet.