Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Recenzija antropocena by John Green

9 reviews

stefaniacg's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and War

spacekee's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Bullying, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation

lettuce_read's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cancer

mayavd's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Contrived musings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Suicidal thoughts

jameyer1216's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

novella42's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief and Chronic illness

youngwessels's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, War, Xenophobia, Death, Alcohol, and Suicide

takarakei's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

THE AUDIOBOOK! John narrates it himself (I find his voice so soothing) & one of my favorite essays was an audio exclusive. I just described this book to someone as a 'pop culture' book, but I think that does it a great disservice. This book is just so much more than that. I actually have not read any of John Green's novels (yet), but I have been following him and his brother Hank (read The Carls!) for a couple years, so I knew going in that John has a way with words. You may flip through the table of contents to read the titles of the essays and think this book sounds rather ordinary, but John is able to take even the most seemingly mundane topics and weave beautiful connections to (the often brutal) humanity. There were several times when I was misty eyed.

I give John Green's book 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Minor: War, Slavery, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, and Antisemitism

Animal death -

extinction of species, descriptions of hunting and animal cruelty (zoos, captivity, human disregard for animal well being/sentience) - all of which are told in historical context

myths_reads's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This has to be one of the best non-fiction and audiobook experiences I have had in my short reading life. 

This book feels like watching John Green on YouTube. It feels like a conversation with a friend. It's so incredibly intimate and yet knowledgeable. It's filled with panic-striking ideas and yet bubbling with optimism and logic. 

When John Green discussed his anxiety, I felt seen and connected. I remember thinking, "Finally, someone gets it." I think that pretty much sums up my feelings about the book. John Green gets it. Not everything about this book is mind-blowing, but it is very human. And that's a good thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Medical content