Reviews tagging 'War'

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

23 reviews

mathildem's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Genocide, Alcohol, and War

ntvenessa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

A scrapbook of memories reflecting on the life of one, John Green, in the modern world, the Anthropocene. Indeed, it is phenomenon forward, and analyses our human relationship toward such phenomena. It shows that the distance between person and subject is not so distinct as we imagine, and that our experiences of a thing, contribute to the thing, as well as vice versa. It is about the density and quality of connection hewn in the modern world. The writing is deeply introspective and generous, and the themes broadly applicable to all. The essays capture the experiences of events spread across the spectrum of a life well lived, and indeed still living. Ultimately it is a beautiful, hopeful read, and personally my favourite Green novel. I rate The Anthropocene Reviewed five stars.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Grief, Colonisation, and War

kmturpie1025's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: War