Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet by John Green
158 reviews
abigailbat's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
I read this for Jacob’s book group at the library and was so glad to have an excuse to finally pick it up and read it. In a series of very short essays, John Green examines and “reviews” items and events from the Anthropocene (from the epoch of human life on earth). From Canada geese to the Lascaux cave paintings to scratch & sniff stickers to wintry mix, the topics are a wide, eclectic range. And through these musings, Green reflects on his own life and his own place in the world and our place as a human species interacting with the world. A few essays made me cry, a few made me laugh, and I’m excited to see which essays stuck out to everyone else because I bet they are all different.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Mental illness
Minor: Death and Child death
luisaaaa's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
i cried way more times than socially acceptable to cry to an audiobook
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
lettuce_read's review against another edition
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Cancer
brookey8888's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
I really enjoyed this! I learned a lot and some of these essays made me emotional which shocked me. I’m not going to lie some of this went over my head, but overall it was easy to follow and understand. There’s a lot of humor in this, but a lot of seriousness as well. It really made me think of all the little things in the world as well as the big things.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death, and Mental illness
erin22's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Beautiful, thoughtful, informative regarding new subjects and insightful regarding familiar ones. A excellent review of Green’s collection of reviews from the modern age.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content and Mental illness
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders
novella42's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
Moderate: Grief and Chronic illness
totallybookedforlife's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Mental illness, Death, and Cancer
marsspider42's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Part pop science and history, part memoir, in this book John Green details how he has enjoyed the Anthropocene so far. Written primarily during 2020, this book reflects on the distinctly 21st century things that have shaped Green's life and how they interact with his mental health, especially in the current time.
This book will make you want to cry about things you have never before heard about. I think the audiobook version would be fantastic. Recommended to anyone who likes trivia and genuine love of the world.
This book will make you want to cry about things you have never before heard about. I think the audiobook version would be fantastic. Recommended to anyone who likes trivia and genuine love of the world.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Medical content
streberkatze's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
I'm not sure I would have had the patience to make it through the print version, but I absolutely loved the audiobook. The essays span such a wide range of topics, and John Green's on ever single one of them are so nuanced, intriguing, and often relatable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, and Animal death
mariekejee's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I have always appreciated listening to Green's more philosophical work, regardless of the subject. The way he talks about the world is filled with hope, but not in a naive sense - in a necessary sense. When he talks about having dealt with depression and a nervous breakdown, Green writes, "For me, finding hope is not some philosophical exercise or sentimental notion; it is a prerequisite for my survival."
This book came out in 2021 and is a clear product of the covid-19 pandemic. Certain pieces definitely hit harder when I started reading it two years ago, but they don't lose their importance in any case.
I cried reading this book on holiday so often that, had my family not already been aware of my spotty mental health, they surely would have started to worry. The essays on googling strangers and the movie Harvey especially had me emotional. John Green is a bit of a romantic, but he's very clearly not romanticizing (mental) illness. In the dry, honest way he talks about being ill, I find myself being comforted and given hope.
Struggling with mental health isn't something that is supposed to give another outlook on life that will change your world, it just is something you will have to live with, something that will sometimes suck. But despite this, Green's writing gives me hope that better things are coming, not because, but in spite of what I may be dealing with.
I have loved every moment of reading this book. No doubt my experience is changed because I was already familiar with John Green both as a writer and a person (which made it very easy to read it in his voice), but most of the essays touched me. They were deeply personal, and in the way that many of the anxieties and thoughts and feelings were easy to relate to, became personal to me too.
I hope Green decides to return to non-fiction sometime in the future, but for now I will probably be re-reading some of these essays for a long time.
This book came out in 2021 and is a clear product of the covid-19 pandemic. Certain pieces definitely hit harder when I started reading it two years ago, but they don't lose their importance in any case.
I cried reading this book on holiday so often that, had my family not already been aware of my spotty mental health, they surely would have started to worry. The essays on googling strangers and the movie Harvey especially had me emotional. John Green is a bit of a romantic, but he's very clearly not romanticizing (mental) illness. In the dry, honest way he talks about being ill, I find myself being comforted and given hope.
Struggling with mental health isn't something that is supposed to give another outlook on life that will change your world, it just is something you will have to live with, something that will sometimes suck. But despite this, Green's writing gives me hope that better things are coming, not because, but in spite of what I may be dealing with.
I have loved every moment of reading this book. No doubt my experience is changed because I was already familiar with John Green both as a writer and a person (which made it very easy to read it in his voice), but most of the essays touched me. They were deeply personal, and in the way that many of the anxieties and thoughts and feelings were easy to relate to, became personal to me too.
I hope Green decides to return to non-fiction sometime in the future, but for now I will probably be re-reading some of these essays for a long time.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness