A review by mmcloe
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

Like a baby version of Roland Barthes' Mythologies but it was still rather charming! John Green was always someone I found to be a little grating but reading this opened up a lot more empathy for him as a person. He's not a genius, as he readily admits, but he's kind and thoughtful which is certainly more than enough. 

I would've liked more insight beyond the basic Wikipedia-level facts but the personal aspects to each essay were sweet.