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koplomps's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Slavery, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, and War
bbygirl21's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Antisemitism, and Alcohol
franzi_'s review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Death, Genocide, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
caseythereader's review against another edition
5.0
- So many essays in this book had me thinking, oh this will be silly. Rating the Disney Hall of Presidents? This will be a laugh. Yes, but then he'll take a roundabout through a seemingly unrelated anecdote and suddenly you're crying while commuting to work.
- I do think a lot of the power of this book comes from the fact that Green wrote much of it during the early stages of the pandemic, and he frequently references that in the text. But it also adds more layers to the essays, helping to bring our current moment into the context of the whole of human history (whether or not that makes you feel better about the state of things...I'm not sure).
- I do recommend the audiobook for this, as Green puts so much emotion into his reading. Plus, you must hear the call of the extinct bird included in one of the essays. I hear the print version has additional notes, though, so I'll be checking that out as well.
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
scruffie's review against another edition
5.0
Probably like others before me, I give the Anthropocene Reviewed five stars.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Terminal illness and Antisemitism
Minor: Drug use, Slavery, Vomit, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and War
mathildem's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Genocide, Alcohol, and War
robiok's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Medical trauma
kimi72714's review against another edition
5.0
I knew many of the stories from Vlogbrothers videos, and so, even without the audiobook, John was reading aloud to me in my head.
This book made me cry laugh with lines like "But you do so much yoga!", and real laugh with lines like "I've read more books on Hamlet than parenting".
The pandemic is still going, and I'm still huddled inside my house to keep myself and my community safe, but this book reminded me how to fall in love with the world.
The wind is whipping around my house as a big weather front moves through, which is very common this time of year. But I can hear the kids next door squealing in delight as they play in their backyard, and I'm grateful for a connection to the wider world.
I give The Anthropocene Reviewed five stars.
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, and Alcohol
toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition
5.0
For its insight, it's softness in this rough time, and for keeping me company when I can't sleep at night, I give John Green's the anthropocene reviewed 5 stars.
Graphic: Chronic illness, Genocide, Mental illness, Medical content, and Colonisation
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Antisemitism
Minor: Animal death
phobosm's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, and Drug use