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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
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
2.75
I found myself reading an essay or two about topics I had varying levels of interest in, and on to the next essay I would read the title and often put the book down because I had had enough of the meandering stream of consciousness associations for that session.
There were some things that I found value in, but it wasn’t really my cup of tea.
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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
takarakeireads's review against another edition
5.0
I give John Green's book 5 stars.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Slavery, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and War
Animal death -cemeterygay's review against another edition
5.0
I very casually read a couple of John Green's fiction books when I was younger but I grew out of that brand of YA pretty quickly. When I heard about The Anthropocene Reviewed I expected more of the same, but I was incredibly surprised.
If you need some joy and hope with a twinge of bittersweet sadness during this hell of a pandemic, I cannot recommend this book. This book helped me find beauty in the mundane but to cope with some of the most horrific parts of life in a way that didn't feel like either romanticization or denial. I especially adored the explorations of mental health and community throughout the entire book.
While I did like John Green's writing style previously, it never really stuck with me but I think the format and subject material of this book made it really stick with me.
This book was an incredibly intense rollercoaster with high highs and low lows, that still managed to give me hope for the future and remind myself of the beauty that humanity can be.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Antisemitism, and Medical trauma
Additional CW: Heavy discussions of pandemic and death (particularly COVID-19), discussions of systemic oppression including antisemitism, discussions of mental illness including OCD, anxiety, and depressionreadandfindout's review against another edition
4.5
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 5 stars
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Antisemitism
Minor: Cancer
beforeviolets's review against another edition
The Anthropocene Reviewed is an ode to humanity. It's simultaneously an examination and a love letter to life both collective and individual.
There are few books that have genuinely impacted my outlook on life, and it is no small thing to say that this is one of them.
Thank you, John Green, for the tears, for the laughs, for the FASCINATING history of Monopoly, but most importantly for the hope. Because, in the end, that's really what this book is. A little beacon of hope.
I give the Anthropocene Reviewed 5 stars.
CW: immense discussion of death, pandemics, and mortality; discussion of anti-semitism and systemic oppression of marginalized communities; discussion of mental illnesses including OCD, anxiety, and depression.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Antisemitism
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
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