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Tu mundo y el mío: Postales del Antropoceno by John Green

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spaceraspberry's review against another edition

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4.5


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4.5

 This book captured the exact energy I loved so much in John's videos when I first discovered Vlogbrothers and watched their 2007 backlog. I really appreciate the way John approaches nonfiction writing, especially the way he mixes information and emotion for whatever topic. Honestly the entire time I was like, this would be a great podcast - and then at the end I found out it IS a podcast and has been for three years. Whoops! But that's one of the things I liked best about the flow of the writing - the way it sounded like it could be read out loud really well. My favorite essays were Googling Strangers, Piggly Wiggly, and The Notes App.

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4.75


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5.0

This is a forever re-read for me. 

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5.0

This was exactly the right book to for me at this time. I’m very grateful to have had it now and will certainly return to certain essays again and again. None of that helps you know if it would be the right book for you, but it’s the essence of what this book is for me. It matches what I need in this weird time with my particular brain. 

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phobosm's review against another edition

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4.0

The audiobook is a pleasure to listen to. Audio clippings of near-extinct birds and a singing John Green. Way too saturated with disease and pandemic ramblings scattered throughout the book, got stale eventually.

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skudiklier's review against another edition

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5.0

I loved this book more than I can say. It's so unique and I honestly think almost anyone could love it; it's probably the only John Green book I will unreservedly recommend to anyone, regardless of their interests.

I've listened to every episode of the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed, meaning I had kind of already read a great deal of this book before it came out. I do have to admit that I think some of the really impactful moments in these essays are more impactful when you hear them read aloud by John; however, they don't lose much in their written form, and he has gone back and added quite a bit too.

I also really love the mini reviews he has for things like back page book ads and the font used in the book. They gave me so much delight to notice.

You already know this, but I give The Anthropocene Reviewed five stars. 

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