The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

A deeply moving collection of personal essays from John Green, the author of The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down.

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Published May 18, 2021

336 pages

Average rating: 8.33

248 RATINGS

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Readers say John Green’s *The Anthropocene Reviewed* offers a thoughtful, whimsical collection of personal essays that blend humor, emotion, and refle...

Groundhogcat
Oct 24, 2025
10/10 stars
Wonderful book full of essays about humanity. From Diet Dr. Pepper to this musing on "Three Farmers Going to the Dance" his observations are keen and beautifully written.

I loved his essay on the sycamore tree.
Ava Robbins
Sep 14, 2025
10/10 stars
This book was a wild ride of thought-provoking and interesting content. Did I just read a book or scroll through John Green's TikTok page for 8 hours? Could have fooled me!

5 stars
AR74
May 08, 2025
9/10 stars
Charming, reminiscent, pressing. Loved this so much.
samiwinslow
Apr 05, 2025
will be aggressively recommending this book going forward, be warned
kathie
Jan 11, 2025
10/10 stars
felt just like listening to john’s best videos :)

you can really hear when he stopped and started recording though lol, but at one point it plays the audio of a bird which was awesome

idk why i put off reading this for so long, but i liked it

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