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A review by susannaobrien
What If We Stopped Pretending? by Jonathan Franzen
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
Some interesting thoughts about the best messaging to get people on board with protecting the planet (acceptance vs despairing urgency), and I do appreciate the argument that we have to give energy to methods that are definitely attainable (especially ones that have been known for ages) otherwise we risk not doing anything out of a defeatist or idealist attitude.
But Franzen made grand claims about climate activism without referencing, and didn't quite argue his case well enough for me. Gave no thought to the fact climate + conservation could go hand in hand, seemed like one or the other to him, and came across as patronising. Given how strong he clearly feels, it seemed like an underdeveloped thought and unnecessary infighting.
Also the interview was super hard to follow on audiobook.
But Franzen made grand claims about climate activism without referencing, and didn't quite argue his case well enough for me. Gave no thought to the fact climate + conservation could go hand in hand, seemed like one or the other to him, and came across as patronising. Given how strong he clearly feels, it seemed like an underdeveloped thought and unnecessary infighting.
Also the interview was super hard to follow on audiobook.