A review by ssgcedits
The Anthropocene Reviewed, by John Green
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
Green's wittiness and lyricism are even more evident in essay form than in narrative. And there are as many funny, wacky facts in this book as you would expect from a celebrity nerd. Green's books always leave me feeling a little more hopeful.
My only criticisms are that for a book that claims to review the Anthropocene it is obscenely American in perspective (despite a couple of essays being on non-American topics/stories); and that, if you've followed John Green for a few years, even if you don't listen to the Anthropocene podcast, a lot of these stories will be at least familiar to your ears.
My only criticisms are that for a book that claims to review the Anthropocene it is obscenely American in perspective (despite a couple of essays being on non-American topics/stories); and that, if you've followed John Green for a few years, even if you don't listen to the Anthropocene podcast, a lot of these stories will be at least familiar to your ears.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder
Moderate: War, Child death, Death, and Terminal illness