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kris_lovegood's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit
jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
4.0
These essays are incredibly moving at points, they can make you laugh and cry as well as provide fun snippets of information you never knew. Throughout them all John often references back to his personal experiences with his mental health which is incredibly written and moving to those who can relate.
As a burns victim myself one which stuck with me was “googling strangers” which circles around his time as a chaplain in a hospital when a young burns victim came in. He lived years not knowing this kids fate but eventually googled him and was relieved to see the child survived and grew up to live a fulfilling life and as a victim of similar injuries it was moving to see someone similar mentioned and written not as inspiration porn but to show progress and growth despite barriers you may face.
Overall I was suprised how much I loved this book and will definitely return to it in future.
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Vomit, and War
danasaur's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
iang186's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death and Death
Minor: Vomit
youngwessels's review against another edition
4.5
Minor: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Alcohol, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
illgiveyouahint's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and War
redrosemoth's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma
Minor: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury
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
alyssasaurus's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
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