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Possiamo salvare il mondo, prima di cena: Perché il clima siamo noi by Jonathan Safran Foer
35 reviews
srandall's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Suicide
whatlacereads's review against another edition
4.0
Minor: Genocide, Hate crime, Suicide, and Antisemitism
marisa_n's review against another edition
2.0
I had such high hopes for this book. In the first chapter, Foer argues that our failure to address climate change is really a failure of storytelling-- arguing that climate change advocates have failed to capture the publics attention, imagination, and sense of responsibility...
... and then he proceeds to spout out every statistic about climate change he can find, has a full-blown 45 min argument with himself to give up animal products, and continually compares the threat of climate change to the holocaust. The whole thing felt bizarre, rambling, & self-indulgent.
I think some of his points were solid, including:
-The citizens of the wealthiest countries are living unsustainable lifestyles, and the citizens of LMICs will be impacted the most by climate change
- We all need to significantly reduce our meat consumption, as it's one of the biggest causes of pollution & resource consumption (ex: no animal products before dinner)
- Individuals (esp of wealthy countries) should fly less, use public transit more, have fewer children, & vote for politicians committed to addressing climate change
Despite the importance of these points, Foer really hurt his own argument with his bizarre tangents & self-centered narrative. This book is an example of all the strategies you should not use when persuading others to change their behavior.
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Car accident
miriam009's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Moderate: Antisemitism
lizhmil's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
aqtbenz's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
ana_bela_v's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Suicide
korpney's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Suicide
coffeeshopvibes's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Animal death and Death
rennybenny's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Suicide