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An interesting collection of reviews of the anthropocene, earth, and it's inhabitants through the lens of a helpless locked down Green during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
I learned a lot of through these mini reviews, but there were several instances where I thought the experiences would've been more relatable if I were a white person, if I lived in America, and if I'd read any John green books. I zoned out a few times both reading a...read more
I learned a lot of through these mini reviews, but there were several instances where I thought the experiences would've been more relatable if I were a white person, if I lived in America, and if I'd read any John green books. I zoned out a few times both reading a...read more
I give this book 4 stars. It took me a long time to work through, but I didn’t mind the space between chapters to ponder. I kept this one on my nightstand and on days where I didn’t have a lot of time to read, I would squeeze in a short stand alone chapter. Perfect for what I wanted. This book explores a lot of ideas, and there are some that I didn’t connect with as well as others. I’d like to come back to this book and read it again
This collection of essays is both thoughtful and whimsical. Ranging from topics as diverse as Piggly Wiggly, Halley’s comet and then notes app, they are well crafted descriptions and elaborations objects and ideas with a hearty dose of ethics and humility. I thoroughly enjoyed them.
Anyone who knows me knows that I adore John Green and anything he writes. I’ve read every book of his and somehow they’ve always found me when I needed them most. I read “Fault in Our Stars” when I needed to remember why I loved books so much. I read “Turtles All the Way Down” as a freshman in college who could barely keep their head above water as depression swallowed me whole. I read “Looking for Alaska” once when I felt like Pudge and another ...read more
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