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siobhanward's review against another edition
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
2.5
NYT Notable Books 2019: 12/100
I couldn't quite put my finger on what I didn't like about this book, but another reviewer really hit the nail on the head. Rather than being a book about the science of climate change, or ways that humans can change what we're doing to reduce our impact, it's simply a narrative of all the things that will happen as climate change gets worse. That's fine, I guess, but a book with no hope and no scientific background doesn't offer a whole lot. Obviously, I understand that climate change is real and that it is man-made and that the consequences are dire, but I wish there had been more why in this book, rather than just "it will be bad and here's how."
I couldn't quite put my finger on what I didn't like about this book, but another reviewer really hit the nail on the head. Rather than being a book about the science of climate change, or ways that humans can change what we're doing to reduce our impact, it's simply a narrative of all the things that will happen as climate change gets worse. That's fine, I guess, but a book with no hope and no scientific background doesn't offer a whole lot. Obviously, I understand that climate change is real and that it is man-made and that the consequences are dire, but I wish there had been more why in this book, rather than just "it will be bad and here's how."
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and War
guinness74's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
tense
slow-paced
4.0
A terrifying read that spells out the dangers, the disastrous effects, the cataclysmic reality of global warming if we don’t start now to mitigate what we’ve done (and continue to do) to this planet. And, it’s all of us. Our dependency on this current way of life will destroy us, but we have the power and knowledge to begin to reverse the damage, we just have to have the will, both personal and political.
Content Warnings
Minor: War