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heidilreads's review against another edition
5.0
So, I'm feeling guilty for the meat already in my freezer, the meat I ate for dinner and the burger I've been wanting for weeks... But I don't actually think author wants me to feel guilty. I think the Minnesotan author (gotta plug the positives of my state given the week we've had) wants me to consider my future decisions and do better. I don't think I'm gonna be perfect, but I can improve and my improvements may help things... And maybe it'll give the next generation an extra 10 years that I didn't have.
kemmer's review against another edition
5.0
I started listening to this in March, but needed to put it aside to retreat into a couple of Georgette Heyer audio books while the pandemic raged.
I went back to it after the election when I started to feel more hopeful again. She is brilliant, thoughtful, and passionate about her subject; she also fills in a few spaces that were left blank in her fabulous memoir, Lab Girl.
An important book.
I went back to it after the election when I started to feel more hopeful again. She is brilliant, thoughtful, and passionate about her subject; she also fills in a few spaces that were left blank in her fabulous memoir, Lab Girl.
An important book.
leasummer's review against another edition
4.0
Good information on how climate change looks and why, in examples we can all visualize.
Part memoir but mostly climate science for the non scientist, Hope brings the reality to all of us with tips on how to make changes.
Part memoir but mostly climate science for the non scientist, Hope brings the reality to all of us with tips on how to make changes.
mrsalltopafi's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
readingwithrae's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars.
i read this as part of my library's 2023 'books and community' program, where the entire library system comes together for one month and reads the same book, usually on a topic of interest. this year, our theme is all about the environment, and as such we're reading the story of more by hope jahren. in this book, jahren looks at the history of the world, focusing on global warming and how we got to where we are today.
while this book touched on a lot of important topics and was interesting to read at parts, overall i found it a bit dense for my liking (which is totally a me problem, it's not like a topic such as climate change can be talked about in any sort of lighthearted way), and i wish the fact that the majority of global emissions comes from like, five big corporations that are actively destroying our planet instead of the average user forgetting to turn off a light was touched on. overall though, this got the job done (aka, gave me a new perspective on climate change), but i wish it went a bit further than it did, imo.
i read this as part of my library's 2023 'books and community' program, where the entire library system comes together for one month and reads the same book, usually on a topic of interest. this year, our theme is all about the environment, and as such we're reading the story of more by hope jahren. in this book, jahren looks at the history of the world, focusing on global warming and how we got to where we are today.
while this book touched on a lot of important topics and was interesting to read at parts, overall i found it a bit dense for my liking (which is totally a me problem, it's not like a topic such as climate change can be talked about in any sort of lighthearted way), and i wish the fact that the majority of global emissions comes from like, five big corporations that are actively destroying our planet instead of the average user forgetting to turn off a light was touched on. overall though, this got the job done (aka, gave me a new perspective on climate change), but i wish it went a bit further than it did, imo.
javier_coronel's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.25
sativadomhybrid's review against another edition
3.0
The energy and consumption alternatives we attempt to implore on society cannot amass to withstand the rate at which we want. Instead of relying on alternative energy sources to subsidize fossil fuels, it would be best to curb the habit of overconsumption, to detach ourselves from the typical psyche of wanting more than you need or want to consume.
moorlady's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0