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joelmeador's review against another edition
dark
informative
sad
slow-paced
3.75
This is pretty hard to read. Each section talks about a particular place. And then talks about things that could happen to mitigate climate weirding in that place. Unfortunately most doesn't seem very realistic given current climate projections. But it's a beautiful book and full of interesting stories of place. Ise, Japan's section and discussion of climate and shintoism was particularly interesting.
allusory's review against another edition
3.0
A bleak but necessary look at what climate change is doing and will do in the future to our planet. Sadly multiple sections are already outdated with the advance of climate change progressing so much quicker in places than predicted. While the idea behind the artwork in the book is wonderful, in practice the maps and illustrations are so vague and hard to read as to often be useless at conveying information. Having one illustration per section and including clear visualized maps and data for everything else would have been a great help. Then there's the future projection 2050 sections. Tonally they are so off of the rest of the book, which is much closer to a high school textbook than an overly optimistic fantasy projection of humanity wildly changing it's nature in the next 28 years. I admire the aims of this book but I fear it's missed the mark.
mercurial's review against another edition
Tries to do too much and is severely diluted. Every chapter is rehashing overview of recent climate disaster and its aftermath, stating the inequities and how it will occur more in the future. If already informed of the news, it's very repetitive. The future scenario is too specific and dramatized (like a pretend-news article), would prefer a more straightforward reporting of what new tech/policy can be potential solutions.
claireargent's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
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