jadebrandao's review against another edition
5.0
Eu e o John Green temos tantos interesses aleatórios em comum que eu não poderia não dar cinco estrelas para essa coletânea de ensaios sobre os temas mais aleatórios do universo, incluindo aqui o próprio universo. Confesso que a identificação contou muito na minha experiência, pois basicamente todas as vezes que ele citou meu time de futebol favorito, eu chorei. Mas além disso, são textos muito tocantes, honestos e com uma narrativa deliciosa. O autor faz rir e te deixa com o coração meio partido entre um tema e outro, numa distância de poucas páginas.
É muito sobre esperança, só que sem o peso do otimismo, um pouco sobre amadurecimento, 100% sobre observar e vivenciar as coisas nesse mundo, do jeito que ele é e como ele caminha para ser. Me emocionou profundamente em diversos momentos, e assim que terminei de ler (e ouvir o audiobook, já que não deu para me contentar com apenas um formato), quis começar tudo de novo. Talvez seja legal ressaltar que muitos dos temas foram ligados ao contexto pandêmico, então soa extremamente atual e relacionável. Favoritado.
É muito sobre esperança, só que sem o peso do otimismo, um pouco sobre amadurecimento, 100% sobre observar e vivenciar as coisas nesse mundo, do jeito que ele é e como ele caminha para ser. Me emocionou profundamente em diversos momentos, e assim que terminei de ler (e ouvir o audiobook, já que não deu para me contentar com apenas um formato), quis começar tudo de novo. Talvez seja legal ressaltar que muitos dos temas foram ligados ao contexto pandêmico, então soa extremamente atual e relacionável. Favoritado.
anasmile's review against another edition
5.0
Full review & more at https://imalicious.wordpress.com
I encountered John Green about 10 years ago when I read The Fault in Our Stars.
Because of what I read before, I knew John knew how to write, and I enjoyed what I was reading from him but I wasn't in the mood for coming-of-age teenage books. I followed John and his brother Hank on YouTube (vlogbrothers) and our relationship developed into something else. I loved to hear their vast opinions and knowledge. So when The Anthropocene Reviewed was announced I was intrigued.
"Symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Halley's Comet to Penguins of Madagascar - on a five-star scale."
On a first glance, I loved the idea of bite sized cookie topics of our (his) everyday lives. Soon it became apparent that chapters were a bit bigger than bite sizes, a whole meal and some, because and John was a cosmic thinker and overthinker and worrier and and and.. - human fact archive.
If the facts were standing on the page alone, it would be deadly boring and long. But John gave it a personal note, tied it to human experience that you can relate to and be comforted by. That is the main thing this book gave me - the feeling of calmness amidst all of this chaos. Salvation in facts, numbers, letters. Everything already happened and it's part of the human experience.
At times I felt overwhelmed by facts, his anxiety, worries and so grateful my isn't on that level. I felt safe reading this knowing he's also a fully functioning adult enjoying life.
“The only way out is through.” And the only good way through is together.”
John Green I give you this review of the review. May we both 'make it through this year even if it kills us'. And 5 ⭐
Full review & more at https://imalicious.wordpress.com
I encountered John Green about 10 years ago when I read The Fault in Our Stars.
Because of what I read before, I knew John knew how to write, and I enjoyed what I was reading from him but I wasn't in the mood for coming-of-age teenage books. I followed John and his brother Hank on YouTube (vlogbrothers) and our relationship developed into something else. I loved to hear their vast opinions and knowledge. So when The Anthropocene Reviewed was announced I was intrigued.
"Symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his ground-breaking, critically acclaimed podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Halley's Comet to Penguins of Madagascar - on a five-star scale."
On a first glance, I loved the idea of bite sized cookie topics of our (his) everyday lives. Soon it became apparent that chapters were a bit bigger than bite sizes, a whole meal and some, because and John was a cosmic thinker and overthinker and worrier and and and.. - human fact archive.
If the facts were standing on the page alone, it would be deadly boring and long. But John gave it a personal note, tied it to human experience that you can relate to and be comforted by. That is the main thing this book gave me - the feeling of calmness amidst all of this chaos. Salvation in facts, numbers, letters. Everything already happened and it's part of the human experience.
At times I felt overwhelmed by facts, his anxiety, worries and so grateful my isn't on that level. I felt safe reading this knowing he's also a fully functioning adult enjoying life.
“The only way out is through.” And the only good way through is together.”
John Green I give you this review of the review. May we both 'make it through this year even if it kills us'. And 5 ⭐
Full review & more at https://imalicious.wordpress.com
nahaira's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
pav_18's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
4.0
manzhanita's review against another edition
5.0
Just circling back to make a note as I’m reading “My wife said you may want to marry me” by Jason Rosenthal and I thought it was so kind of Jason to mention John Green quoting Robert Frost and his “the only way is through it” poem as opposed to his bumbling through his initial reaction to AKR’s diagnosis. It’s a beautiful thing when authors reference each other, especially in such a meaningful way.
thedicearecast's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
scspatafora's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
3.25
raineedust's review against another edition
Seems like it's largely written for a North American audience. A lot of unrelatable parts, sadly.