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The Anthropocene Reviewed
- Narrated by: John Green
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
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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- Emil Berth
- 26-05-21
Thank you, John
John Green manages at once to tell a story of the human condition and to tell the story of the condition of a human being. The book might have been written to tell one story, but as a different human being from John, I cannot help but read it in my own way and not in his. I don’t believe he’d blame me, though. The Anthropocene Reviewed is not a book that tells *the* thruth about the Anthropocene. It merely tells *a* truth, which is quite enough to make it more than enough.
Though I am required to do so in order to write a review, I won’t rate the book by way of a number of stars - so please disregard the star rating (I also didn’t want to book to look bad, so I left five stars). Rather, I’ll rate it with a paraphrased quote, and please don’t mistake it for nihilism, as I mean it in the best way possible: There are no phenomena, there are only interpretations of the phenomena.
John, I hope you are well.
With love,
Emil
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- Anonymous User
- 13-12-22
A book about hope!
I really enjoyed listening to this book of hope! In a world that we are all surrounded by negative thoughts about future and our planet earth, John Green makes you feel hopeful and optimistic, reminding us about all the great things in the world that makes living meaningful still.
So many beautiful quotes in this book that I wished to memorize them all!
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- Kamila Opletalova
- 24-07-23
TW: tears and existential awe incoming
Dear John, I have followed you and Hank online for better half of my life. Your brilliance, knowledge, curiosity and care for our world and humankind never cease to amaze me.
Here I am, sobbing on the morning tram to work. It is too much at times. Too earnest. Too vulnerable. Too existential to bear. But boy is it worth it. John, I too am fond of our capacity for wonder. Thank you for always bringing wonderful things to our attention and awe-consideration. Also your narration is incredible and calming.
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- H99826
- 06-07-21
I don't have many words but this.
Yeah.
He's right. And they're right.
And maybe, I am too.
I'd like to think this book will come back to me, maybe in a way, this is a New Partner.
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- Cameron Morris
- 25-05-21
It Captures a Feeling we all Feel but don’t all Know
This book was a beautiful expression of what it feels to be a human trying to exist within and as part of a sea of others.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-06-21
John Green being his awesome self
deeply moving. hilarious. absurd and intimately human. I enjoyed every moment of this book and having it read by the author is a major plus one
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- Anonymous User
- 19-07-21
Outstanding
This was so good. I can't wait to listen to it again. The author is the narrator, which is great.
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- Mike
- 31-05-22
All round banger
Feast your ears on this sound book. It's witty and insightful and full of lovely, quotable moments.
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- ashish s
- 28-06-22
I give it 5 stars
I used to love his crash course videos. Got this because of it. Loved the 10 min chapters jumping from one topic to another which are completely different. I'm going back to re-listening to it right away.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-09-22
Truly thought provoking and thoroughly emotive
I would recommend this book so highly, the way it is written and read is phenomenal.
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