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A review by taylorcunning9
Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World by Daniel Sherrell
5.0
This book is exactly what climate lit needs: it is honest, full of grief, hopeful, avoids easy answers, and honors platitudes that contain simple wisdom that have stood the test of time. Somehow, the author managed to discuss every point that is often brought up in my exasperated conversations about climate change with my friends. At each turn, the exasperation I feel was simultaneously honored and challenged through the author’s grappling with his own feelings and thoughts. It was pretty fucking masterful.
Climate change - or, the Problem, as the author calls it - feels so frustrating in part because the overarching truths for individuals feel too simple. We need to notice things; we need to enjoy our lives while facing reality; we need to grieve without giving ourselves over to despair; we need to hope to avoid a cold distance from climate collapse and its devastating impact. This text really honored the simplicity of those “solutions” - coping mechanisms? - without being trite.
I really loved this book. I love that it didn’t offer a new solution but instead held my hand as it navigated through grief, anger, hope, and despair. I love that it challenged me to expand the breadth of my care to accommodate our interdependence. I’ll be buying copies for people I love and passing this around. Grateful for this one.
Climate change - or, the Problem, as the author calls it - feels so frustrating in part because the overarching truths for individuals feel too simple. We need to notice things; we need to enjoy our lives while facing reality; we need to grieve without giving ourselves over to despair; we need to hope to avoid a cold distance from climate collapse and its devastating impact. This text really honored the simplicity of those “solutions” - coping mechanisms? - without being trite.
I really loved this book. I love that it didn’t offer a new solution but instead held my hand as it navigated through grief, anger, hope, and despair. I love that it challenged me to expand the breadth of my care to accommodate our interdependence. I’ll be buying copies for people I love and passing this around. Grateful for this one.