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A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John Green 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 ground-breaking, critically acclaimed podcast, John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Halley's Comet to Penguins of Madagascar - 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', with over 10 million lifetime downloads. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully curated collection about the shared human experience; it includes beloved essays along with six all-new pieces exclusive to the book.
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John Green never fails to make me think and ponder. Listened to the audiobook because I love listening to him talk.
0As an avid (Google) reviewer, I knew that a book about reviews would thrill me - I give John Green's words 5/5 stars.
0A book written about the human world. Far more pandemic focused than I would have expected, but that is the reality we are in. It will be fascinating to look back on it when we (hopefully) are not as pandemic focused. I liked the audiobook a lot.
Very different from his YA books, and better IMO. Or maybe I’m just older now and needed something more like this.
I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 4.5 stars
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