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kyliemaslen's review
3.0
the good stuff was great, but this felt really inconsistent overall for mine
recycledwords's review against another edition
slow-paced
3.5
I struggled with sections of this book, some bits were very statistic heavy and whilst having points backed up by facts is helpful I felt the balance was too far towards the negative. I would have liked some more examples of how to manage climate anxiety and/or get involved in activism on an achievable level.
jaywithwhiskey's review
3.0
this was brilliantly narrated but I thought this was going to be more of a self help and educational book but it ended up teaching me more about younger generation anxiety and the term exoanxiety. it was interesting but I went into it thinking something different.
twosuns's review against another edition
5.0
This book has genuinely changed the way I think. While I was familiar with most topics discussed in It‘s Not Just You, I still learned plenty from it. I especially loved learning about animism, why so many people feel disconnected from nature and psychiatry as a system of control. I‘ve always loved the forest but don’t spend as much time in nature as I‘d like. It‘s Not Just You made me go for a walk in the woods that felt transforming after what I had learned.
As someone who joined the climate movement relatively recently, I see this book as a valuable resource. I highly recommend reading it - especially if you‘re not involved in any organising (yet)!
As someone who joined the climate movement relatively recently, I see this book as a valuable resource. I highly recommend reading it - especially if you‘re not involved in any organising (yet)!
co_sima's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
4.0
Overall I really enjoyed this book and how it tackled many different layers of climate change and activism all while circling back to the idea of eco anxiety and making proposals how to move forward. However, some parts of the book for me were much slower than others and I can't really pinpoint why that is. I also struggled with the citations as throughout the text there's no indication as to what the author is Concluding by themselves and what is an actual quote or study.
smily_tiffany's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Having read It's Not that Radical recently, I thought I'd be quite familiar with the more intersectional lens with which Tsui discusses the issue of climate change, but it still felt like a wholly different ball game to have her dive much deeper into the mental health implications of climate anxiety and offer perspective on how it impacts people on an individual basis beyond the collective effects of climate change impact on the environment/the world.
_minnie_'s review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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slow-paced
4.0
Really loved the nuances of this book in how it covered the intersecting narratives, lots of inspiring figures included and helpful works reference. A bit too similar to a journal paper in its wording so I found it a difficult read at times.
beansandfungi's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
A fantastic and accessible breakdown of the reality of the climate crisis and the systems that have caused it