John Green

The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale-from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar. Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. As a species, we are both far too powerful and not nearly powerful enough, a paradox that came into sharp focus as we faced a global pandemic that both separated us and bound us together. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic celebration of falling in love with the world.[Bokinfo].

The Anthropocene Reviewed

Lacey Devlin

“ The past is neither fixed nor fixable.”

“ History, like human life, is it once incredibly fast and agonizingly slow.”

Alli

A bunch of my friends have read this book and I love to read recommendations from friends so I picked this one up. I'll admit, I did not get the hype at first. Sometimes reading nonfiction during the semester just feels like work for me. I can't sit down and properly enjoy it because I've got three thirty page readings to get through that week. But then I was granted access to the audiobook (shoutout Kelsey) and that made it so much better. Listening to John Green just talk to me in the same way I like to talk to my friends sometimes was awesome and I found myself feeling like I was just hanging out with a friend and having the kind of simultaneously goofy but intellectually stimulating conversations that the best friendships produce. The real turning point for me was the double whammy of "Auld Lang Syne" and "Googling Strangers"; those two just absolutely gutted me. Overall, a great read. I think for some of it I just wasn't feeling it because of the whole school thing so this may be one I revisit in the future and bump to five stars. But for now, for its refreshing, poignant, and complex commentary, I give The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green, four stars.

The Anthropocene Reviewed

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