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The Anthropocene Reviewed

By: John Green
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A deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from number-one best-selling author John Green, adapted from his critically acclaimed podcast.

The Anthropocene is the current geological age, in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centred planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu - on a five-star scale.

Complex and rich with detail, the Anthropocene's reviews have been praised as 'observations that double as exercises in memoiristic empathy'. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully curated collection that includes both beloved essays and all-new pieces exclusive to the book.

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Put simply, this is a beautiful book. Full little journeys which we get to spend with a man I thought I could not admire any more than I did, until I read this book.

I give the Anthropocene Reviewed, 5 stars.

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this book made me reconsider and consider a lot that we just don't day to day. written through the pandemic and read during the pandemic makes this a special book and reading leaves me feeling less alone.

I cried and laughed and now feel less alone.

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This collection of essays written during the pandemic is a reflection of John Green himself: Wry, funny, anxious, sincere, compassionate. He writes a little like Bill Bryson - there is the wit and intelligent observation, but John Green is more open and hence vulnerable as a writer. Parts of this book are intensely moving. A book, worthy of multiple re-listens. I give “The Anthropocene Reviewed” five stars.

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I absolutely loved the premise - rating various social and concrete phenomena as though they were a book or restaurant. I found each chapter to be a mini essay on random topics that interested the author, many of them topics completely unfamiliar to me. And so it was like dipping into a box of chocolates without a key to explain the flavours. Each one sweet, and some surprising. This audiobook did not have a storyline, however it does have some autobiographical elements so you are left feeling you have a made a new friend, with an introverted, humanly imperfect, witty, philosophical and creative person.
Highly recommended

Delightful

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This novel is my favourite of John Green's works. It is essentially just a rambling podcast in book form, but in the best way possible. I cannot recommend it enough.

Exceptional

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