A review by danne789
No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference by Greta Thunberg

3.0

I liked this book. I didn't read what it was about before hand, so I was concerned for a second at how repetitive it was, but once I caught on to the fact that it was a collection of speeches, it didn't bother me. I actually enjoyed the repetition of the facts and the science. It really helped drive the point home for me, especially because I'm the uneducated people she's talking about in her speeches. Greta does a good job of pointing out how much more alarmed and active we would be if we actually knew what was happening. She challenges people not to just listen to her, but to actually do the research and read the science.

I have read quite a few reviews of this book criticizing her for not offering solutions. But at the end of the day, she's not a climate expert or a scientist. In these speeches, she's a 16 year old girl trying to make people aware, trying to make people care. I think the goal here isn't to solve the problem, but to make the people who CAN solve the problem wake up and get moving. She's doesn't want empty words from the people who can come up with solutions. She wants action.

If anything, these speeches made me much more aware of how significant this problem is and to do my own research to see how I can make a difference. I never expected this 16 year old girl to come in with all the answers for how to fix things, and if that is your expectation, you will definitely be disappointed by this book. But I would also challenge you to check your expectations.