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shriya_vn's review against another edition
emotional
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inspiring
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4.75
I’m glad I read it. It’s a very interesting time capsule of 2020, and a very interesting almost diary of John. You can tell that he cares so much about everything he wrote about it. Reading this book had now made me be think about what my own compilation of reviews would be as a reflection of me.
I will say, sometimes there’s a bit much in terms of waxing poetic, and sometimes the messages are repetitive and plain, but I still liked it. Definitely read the audiobook, it’s very interactive!
I will say, sometimes there’s a bit much in terms of waxing poetic, and sometimes the messages are repetitive and plain, but I still liked it. Definitely read the audiobook, it’s very interactive!
_adk_'s review against another edition
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3.5
I like the concept of this book, but in execution, only some of the essays really strike me as memorable. My favorite is the only about googling strangers.
time4tea's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to the audiobook.
I didn't know what to expect from this book except I thought it might be amusing to hear someone review things that that has happened during the whole period humans have walked this earth.
It was that, but so much more. John Green's essays are profound, thought-provoking, funny, fascination, sorrowful, relatable, and essentially beautiful. He inserts his personal experiences and impressions into each topic while also allowing himself to be vulnerable.
Some of my favorite essays included Our Capacity for Wonder, Diet Dr Pepper, Piggly Wiggly, Mortification, The QWERTY Keyboard, Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance, and (most heart-wrenching) The Kaua'i o-o.
I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 5 out of 5 stars.
I didn't know what to expect from this book except I thought it might be amusing to hear someone review things that that has happened during the whole period humans have walked this earth.
It was that, but so much more. John Green's essays are profound, thought-provoking, funny, fascination, sorrowful, relatable, and essentially beautiful. He inserts his personal experiences and impressions into each topic while also allowing himself to be vulnerable.
Some of my favorite essays included Our Capacity for Wonder, Diet Dr Pepper, Piggly Wiggly, Mortification, The QWERTY Keyboard, Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance, and (most heart-wrenching) The Kaua'i o-o.
I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 5 out of 5 stars.
daniblakez's review against another edition
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medium-paced
4.0
sarathevaliant's review against another edition
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medium-paced
4.25
acnewb's review against another edition
5.0
A lovely written book that made me feel so many things - happy and sad. Perhaps after all of these years listening and reading and watching John Green, I’ll finally listen to the Mountain Goats. Probably not though if I’m being honest. I give The Anthropocene Reviewed five stars.