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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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Goodreads Choice winner for Nonfiction 2021 and instant #1 bestseller! A deeply moving collection of personal essays from John Green, the author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down.
“The perfect book for right now.” –People
“The Anthropocene Reviewed is essential to the human conversation.” –Library Journal, starred review
The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale—from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar.
Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. As a species, we are both far too powerful and not nearly powerful enough, a paradox that came into sharp focus as we faced a global pandemic that both separated us and bound us together.
John Green’s gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is an open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic celebration of falling in love with the world.
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The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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C –
Anyone that has read this book, or is familiar with the podcast, will see the humor in having to give the book a rating on a five-star scale!
This is an insightful, thought-provoking, funny, and sometimes emotional collection of short essays about various random topics that John Green has decided to write about over the past couple years. There are about 45 individual essays, and in each one Green briefly discusses an idea or topic and how it has affected him. Each essay then ends with a “review” rating of that subject on a five-star scale. For example, Sunsets received 5 stars, while Canada Geese only received 2 stars. The format makes it feel somewhat like a witty but thoughtful series of blog posts, and it is easy to read a few essays and then pause and come back later. The topics are pretty random and varied, they do not flow naturally into each other.
Green makes some great points, and the format of the book with the star ratings really adds to the humor of this collection. As someone who has written many reviews, I appreciated the absurdity of having to assign a star rating to “Whispering” or “Sycamore Trees.” Overall this was very easy to read, but not something that you need to finish in one sitting.
The signed edition has Green’s signature on the first page in green marker, with a little explanation about why he wanted to include his signature. (see picture)
I give Green’s Anthropocene Reviewed….. Five Stars!
Forever49 –
Livro incrível e de fácil leitura.
Ross –
The format of this book asks to be read in bursts, and contemplated before you take up the next chapter. You could read through it all at once, but there are so many messages here that have helped me be more mindful in my own life of the things I appreciate and the things that keep me on this earth that I actually haven’t read through the whole thing. I also struggle with mental health, and John’s stories felt personal in a way like they could have been a close friend I had, like receiving letters or long form emails in the best way.
I recently just had a surgery, and in the chapter of staphylococcus helped me process and talk myself down from a lot of fears. There is a part about hospitals when you would be carted in, a sign would be above the door saying ‘make peace with your god/diety’ because there was a good chance you weren’t coming out. This was before the invention of penicillin, and John talks about the human aspects of these endeavours, and when I meditate on these things, such as the human aspects and how far we’ve come objectively always helps correct that mental vitamin deficiency.
Excellent work – 5 Stars
Christina Norwood –
I love John Green’s novels, his Crash Course videos, and his Vlog Brothers weekly vlogs, so I assumed I would like this set of essays. Several years ago I had ordered a similar type volume written by author Neil Gaiman and found I really enjoy the genre of reading short essays on multiple topics by authors whose fiction I have enjoyed. This did not disappoint. His reviews and stars are great way to organize the thoughts and make it fun. I love that he’s writing as himself, so I’m able to learn a bit more about him as a person. He has always been quite open about some of his struggles, and getting to know a little bit more about how those have shaped him as well as finding out some of the things he loves and doesn’t has made excellent, thought-provoking reading. And knowing how he does his autographs, (he includes some thoughts on that in one of the essays), the autographed copy I preordered was exactly as I expected. Mi high school students are going to enjoy this volume of nonfiction as well. I’ll be ordering another copy for my classroom library.
C –
John Green has always had a unique way of looking at the world. It’s clear in his novels and even in his YouTube vlogs, but it’s brought into sharp relief in this book. More often than not, he relates even reviews that initially seem to be on a mundane or random topic to a greater picture, one that goes far deeper than I would have guessed from the title alone.
This book has some incredibly interesting facts, yes, but it’s also incredibly deep and personal. It covers topics like our impact on the world (as a species and as individuals), the ways we strive to leave a mark on the world and why we try to do so at all, depression, illness, and–perhaps, above all, hope. Because of that, it’s incredibly timely for the world during and post-pandemic.
It’s also incredibly timely for my own personal life journey right now. I’m chronically ill, and about halfway through reading this book (just days after reading the essay on viral meningitis, as fate would have it), I received another diagnosis: my seventh or eighth, depending on how you’re counting. This one was unexpected but life-altering, and it threw me into a kind of spiral that none of my other diagnoses before it have. It may sound silly, but this book has been a kind of lifeline. It’s deep and honest about the human experience. John is open about his fight with depression while also shedding so much hope throughout the book–not cheap “get-well-soon” card type hope, as well-meaning as that often is, but hard-earned hope. The kind that, perhaps paradoxically, only comes from experiencing and surviving despair. The kind that’s honest instead of sickly-sweet. The kind that’s real.
I’m not one to re-read books, but this one? I’ve just finished it, and I’m turning right around and reading it, cover to cover. I’ve marked and underlined and covered the margins and the ends of chapters with notes, and I’m sure I’ll write more in my next read-through.
All that to say, I can’t recommend this book enough. It’s a reminder that we matter–our experiences, our hopes, our accomplishments–even if we don’t leave any lasting marks. It’s hopeful in an honest way that few other books I’ve read have ever managed. I give “The Anthropocene Reviewed” five stars.
Em –
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Thiago –
Le encanto a la persona que se lo regale y además en pasta dura
Brian Salo –
I loved this book. I really liked that it was a mix of history, science and John’s own personal stories and opinions around all the topics he picked
This is the perfect book to just pick up and read a couple of chapters at a time and come back to whenever