Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

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

26 reviews

parcoeur's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

Minor: Terminal illness, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

koplomps's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Slavery, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and War

matty_joe319's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

A very sweet, hopeful, informative read. Went in expecting some fun information and tidbits, ended up getting more of a memoir of an amazing author (which just so happened to be packaged in stories about The Hall of Presidents and Diet Dr. Pepper). Great audiobook, beautifully read by John Green, and very easy to put down and pick back up as needed. Realistic about anxiety and the struggles of living through COVID while also being hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death and Death

danasaur's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

4.5

Particularly excellent as an audiobook!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sarahina_b's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

voldycat's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Chronic illness and Terminal illness

zoiejanelle's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

i very casually listened to the audiobook (thanks spotify premium!) and really enjoyed being able to listen to a few chapters at a time. listening to him read the book, laughing with him and crying with him, made the experience so much more enjoyable. i would love to go back and read the physical book when i have time so that i can pore over his syntax and highlight my favorite phrases/sentences. 

john green was one of my favorite authors as as teen, and i am so glad to still be learning from him. his unique experience as an almost-pastor, a writer, a father, and a person who struggles with mental illness all really inform this beautifully reflective and inspiring body of work. his voice (literally and figuratively) really shine through each chapter and the context/further research provided made me feel like i was FEELING but also LEARNING at the same time. 

 i'm not sure what i expected from this book, but it was certainly profound. i found myself considering not just the human condition but my own place in the world and my own motivations. this was a really beautiful read, and i highly recommend it to anyone who likes memoirs, non-fiction, or yelp reviews. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mopare's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

grahamjpark's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. John used reviews of random things from present day (or recent history) to share his thoughts on life. His thoughts were different from mine and I found they offered interesting insights. If you're someone whose already gone deeper on the topics of grief and "why are we here" perhaps you'd find it shallower, but I would still recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Kauaʻi ʻōʻō  story made me bawl my eyes out. I think I'm gonna have to buy the physical copy so that I can reread it at some point and highlight favourite passages. But also I think it's great to hear an audiobook of a book of essay by the author himself. With fiction it can feel weird since they're narrating their characters but with essays they're narrating their own thoughts which I think is nice. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and War