The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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Summary
A deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays from #1 bestselling author John Green， adapted from his critically acclaimed podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed。
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-centered planet--from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu--on a five-star scale。 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。
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-centered planet--from the QWERTY keyboard and Staphylococcus aureus to the Taco Bell breakfast menu--on a five-star scale。 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。
Reviews
Adam Windsor
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We live in a time when we can publicly rate almost all of our experiences （this post being an example of exactly that）， and John Green took that to its logical extent with his podcast "The Anthopocene Reviewed"， where he rates all kinds of things， experiences and concepts on a five star scale。 This book collects a lot of content from the podcast， plus some new reviews， as Green discusses such diverse topics as Diet Dr Pepper， the World's Largest Ball of Paint， and Viral Meningitis。 It's an enjoy We live in a time when we can publicly rate almost all of our experiences （this post being an example of exactly that）， and John Green took that to its logical extent with his podcast "The Anthopocene Reviewed"， where he rates all kinds of things， experiences and concepts on a five star scale。 This book collects a lot of content from the podcast， plus some new reviews， as Green discusses such diverse topics as Diet Dr Pepper， the World's Largest Ball of Paint， and Viral Meningitis。 It's an enjoyable read， well-written， with some fun observations。 。。。more
Alexa
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This was a fun read， not my usual pick but I like John Green enough to get it。 I swear I laughed almost every one of his reviews， especially just the randomness of it。 It wasn’t something I could just sit and consistently read， had to put down， come back to it multiple times and read other books during the reading of it but I did really enjoy it。
Kimberly
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4。5 stars
Joe Korth
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A deep look into struggle， triumph， and what it means to be a human in this age。 I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 5 stars。
Karen
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I don't understand all the good reviews。 I was completely turned off by all the very far left attitudes and opinions that were inserted into almost every subject。 I don't understand all the good reviews。 I was completely turned off by all the very far left attitudes and opinions that were inserted into almost every subject。 。。。more
Ryan
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If I were the writer I wish I could be， I'd write something like this。 If I were the writer I wish I could be， I'd write something like this。 。。。more
Omar Havilliard
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5/5 {★★★★★}To fall in love with the world isn’t to ignore or overlook suffering， both human or otherwise。 For me anyway， to fall in love with the world is to look up at the night sky and feel your mind swim before the beauty and the distance of the stars。 It is to hold your children while they cry and watch the sycamore trees leaf out in June。 John Green holds a special place in my heart cause before his books I used to think that fantasy was the only genre I would like and he opened my mind to 5/5 {★★★★★}To fall in love with the world isn’t to ignore or overlook suffering， both human or otherwise。 For me anyway， to fall in love with the world is to look up at the night sky and feel your mind swim before the beauty and the distance of the stars。 It is to hold your children while they cry and watch the sycamore trees leaf out in June。 John Green holds a special place in my heart cause before his books I used to think that fantasy was the only genre I would like and he opened my mind to contemporary， which led a lot more genres in。 So， I think I will always read whatever he publishes。 This collection of essays is proof。I can say that I enjoyed a lot of them and related them to my own life， other I honestly didn't care for and that's fine。 However I see myself rereading some of those essays over and over and I cannot help but to give it 5 stars for that alone。 My Top 3 were: You'll Never Walk Alone， Googling Strangers & The Internet。Here's a quick comment I made of every essay:You'll Never Walk Alone🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑I related to it， almost to tears， because it was pretty similar to something I discussed with My therapist just a couple hours before I read it。Humanity's Temporal Range🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑I find myself thinking a Lot about this。Halley's Comer🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑Just glad I haven't missed it as I thoughtOur Capacity for Wonder🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑Meh。 It didn't do anything for me but it's not Bad。Lascaux Cave Paintings🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑I love the comment John Made about modern humas recreating the Paintings for other modern humans。The Scratch-n-Sniff Stickers🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑This one really got me because of what it meant to John。Diet Dr Pepper🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑I'm not a Dr Pepper fan but reading about it and it's flavour was interestingVelociraptors🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕My inner dinosaur nerd won't allow any lower ratingCada Geese🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑Did not care for this one。Teddy Bears🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑Liked learning their storyThe Hall of Presidents🌗🌑🌑🌑🌑Nope。 As someone from outside the US， I found this one boring。Air-Conditioning🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑I like the spin it has。Staphilococcus Aureus🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑Really interesting， the story。 Not the staph itself。The Internet🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕Do I need to explain it？ Plus I del like I would have been good Friends with the author？Academic Decathlon🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑I just feel like I need a Todd in My life。Sunsets🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑I like pictures of sunsets。 Not the actual sunset sky。Jerzy Dudek's🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑I've been apreciating sports a bit more。 Not my fave subject tho。Penguins of Madagascar🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑Sorry not sorry。Piggly Wiggly🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑Not interestedHot-dog Eating Contest🌗🌑🌑🌑🌑I got sick just by thinking about it CNN🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑A little better than the previous twoHarvey🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑Agaaaain hitting me with things I have discussed during therapyThe Yips🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑Rick Ankiel， gorra remember that。Auld Lang Syne🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑Great story but I needed more。 Googling Strangers🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕I love this one so muchIndianápolis🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑NiceKentucky Bluegrass🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑Cause it reminded me how much I hate doing the garden。The Indianapolis 500🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑Thia section of the book makes me wanna go yo Indinaapolis？Monopoly🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑Didn't know it's story。 I like the Game but it's not the best our there。 Also， it's different editions have no business being that expensiveMario Kart🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕I loooove it。 One of the best get together and play videogames。 Abandon all hope he who is in first place when someone threw a blue Shell。Bonneville Salt Flats🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑MehHiroyuki Doi's Circle Drawings🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑Really resonated with me。 Plus the signing of papers for books was a cool storyWhispering🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑Whispering relaxes me bit it also stresses meViral Meningitis🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑Wow， staph and Meningitis。 Author sure knows how to pick themPlague🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑Haaaate them。Wintry Mix🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑I do not understand what's up with adults and gardening。Bæjarins Betzu Pylsur's Hot Dogs🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑Made me wanna visit and try it。The Notes App🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗My notes app is fairly organized right now。 In fact， typing these mini reviews in there。 🙂The Mountain Goats🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑Torta listen to some of their songsThe QWERTY Keyboard🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑Please don't change it！The World's Largest Ball of Paint🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑Too American for me。Sycamore Threes🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑Loved this storyNew Partner🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕Soooo good。3 Farmers on their Way to a Dance🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑Kinda likes the previous one as a final essay thoPostscriptThanks John， for anothet amazing book。 。。。more
Brandon
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This was a book unlike any other I have ever read。 Well done， Mr。 Green， for coming up with a new format to get me thinking。 It was witty， informative， sad， insightful， and uplifting all at the same time。 Probably one of the first books I have read that addresses living in the COVID era， and I found the concept very validating with my own COVID experiences。 The past two years have seemed so unreal on so many levels， and it's nice to read about it from someone who can express themself so eloquent This was a book unlike any other I have ever read。 Well done， Mr。 Green， for coming up with a new format to get me thinking。 It was witty， informative， sad， insightful， and uplifting all at the same time。 Probably one of the first books I have read that addresses living in the COVID era， and I found the concept very validating with my own COVID experiences。 The past two years have seemed so unreal on so many levels， and it's nice to read about it from someone who can express themself so eloquently。 。。。more
Carolyn
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A collection of essays takes me awhile to read。 Each one has to be savored。 These were definitely worth savoring！ Covering such diverse subjects as “Diet Dr Pepper，” “Lascaux Cave Paintings，” and “Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest，” Green weaves together wit and wisdom to define our age， giving a star rating to each。 （Dr Pepper got 4， Cave Paintings got 4-1/2， and poor Nathan’s only got 2。） I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 5 stars。
Nick Jacques
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Part memoir， part review， and part random essays about loads of different topics。 I wouldn't say this is the usual kind of book I'd read as one could argue that it's about nothing， and I certainly never planned to read anything from the author of The Fault in our Stars， but I thoroughly enjoyed it。 John's writing style is relaxing to read and I found comfort in the book during moments where I was a bit tired， some of the topics were more interesting than others but I think the real shine of the Part memoir， part review， and part random essays about loads of different topics。 I wouldn't say this is the usual kind of book I'd read as one could argue that it's about nothing， and I certainly never planned to read anything from the author of The Fault in our Stars， but I thoroughly enjoyed it。 John's writing style is relaxing to read and I found comfort in the book during moments where I was a bit tired， some of the topics were more interesting than others but I think the real shine of the book is John's ability to reflect on his life and his thoughts， particularly around his anxieties and insecurities。 I came into this book being completely indifferent to John but he had me hanging on every word describing seemingly mundane parts of his life。 “Like a piece of ice on a hot stove， the poem must ride on its own melting。" - Robert Frost 。。。more
Nalea
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One of the first nonfiction books I've read in a long time。 I read this right around the time I was writing my personal essays for college。 As an aspiring writer who had previously only ever written fiction， it was very interesting to see an author who was known for his young adult fiction delve into semi-autobiographical writing。 Green's essays were concise while often deeply emotional， one of the only times I've had to keep myself from crying on the bus is while I was reading this book。 One of the first nonfiction books I've read in a long time。 I read this right around the time I was writing my personal essays for college。 As an aspiring writer who had previously only ever written fiction， it was very interesting to see an author who was known for his young adult fiction delve into semi-autobiographical writing。 Green's essays were concise while often deeply emotional， one of the only times I've had to keep myself from crying on the bus is while I was reading this book。 。。。more
Sam
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Incroyable
Kayce
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I started as a fan of the podcast of the same name by John Green。 During the pandemic I looked forward to new episodes because it always felt like connecting with a world where someone else was feeling how I felt， since much of the people in my immediate orbit during lockdown were not handling the pandemic responsibly or with care for myself and other immune compromised and/or marginalized folks。 It felt so isolating to feel so worried on the one hand and to be treated like I was exaggerating on I started as a fan of the podcast of the same name by John Green。 During the pandemic I looked forward to new episodes because it always felt like connecting with a world where someone else was feeling how I felt， since much of the people in my immediate orbit during lockdown were not handling the pandemic responsibly or with care for myself and other immune compromised and/or marginalized folks。 It felt so isolating to feel so worried on the one hand and to be treated like I was exaggerating on the other。 Hearing Green’s earnest care and concern for others and his belief in the collective power of humanity for good reminded me that we all are in this together， even if some of the people in my life were choosing not to see it that way。 When I heard the podcast was going to become a book I knew I needed it。 It’s full of footnotes and pictures that the audio medium of podcasting doesn’t really allow for。 Then I saw that it was available as an audiobook read by the author so I used my Libro。fm membership to purchase a digital copy and I feel like I have come full circle on this Anthropocene Reviewed journey。 The audiobook is charming and heartfelt just like the podcast and just like the author。 I highly recommend the chapter on the Kauai Ō`ō if you want to experience a mini heartbreak and the chapter on “You’ll Never Walk Alone” if you’re feeling lonely。 Highly recommend the podcast， book， and audiobook！ 。。。more
Corinne Edwards
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This collection of essays is just John Green's thoughts on。。。lots of things。 Kentucky bluegrass， his favorite band， the smallpox vaccine， the invention of the type writer - the list is so eclectic but these ideas are woven together in such a way that what we are getting is John's view of life in this common area - this world that we live in that only exists as itself for right now at this moment。 I loved this。 I love him。 I love where his thoughts go and how he ties them together。 I love his vul This collection of essays is just John Green's thoughts on。。。lots of things。 Kentucky bluegrass， his favorite band， the smallpox vaccine， the invention of the type writer - the list is so eclectic but these ideas are woven together in such a way that what we are getting is John's view of life in this common area - this world that we live in that only exists as itself for right now at this moment。 I loved this。 I love him。 I love where his thoughts go and how he ties them together。 I love his vulnerability and the way he makes me look hard at things I don't normally think about。 He reminds me that the world is beautiful and astonishing and that in a time of COVID， sometimes the places we can look for answers are even closer than we think。 I am so glad I listened because his voice is as familiar as a friend's。Five stars。 。。。more
Jackie De Freitas
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Author is decently emotional and I relate to some of the experiences he describes。 But just as he's about to dig deeper into a connection， the chapter ends。 I enjoy the set up with historical context and explaining the phenomenon， but there's no equally fleshed out "review。" Less factoids， more large-scale analysis！ Author is decently emotional and I relate to some of the experiences he describes。 But just as he's about to dig deeper into a connection， the chapter ends。 I enjoy the set up with historical context and explaining the phenomenon， but there's no equally fleshed out "review。" Less factoids， more large-scale analysis！ 。。。more
Daisy
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Perfect for someone with a short attention span like me because you can take it one chapter at a time and not have to worry about remembering where you left off。 I have been walking around my house for weeks telling my family interesting tidbits and quotes from this book to the point where they probably feel like they’ve read it as well。 I laughed， I teared up （not much of a crier so this is a big deal）， and I even learned a thing or two
Bells
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Part historical lesson， part nostalgia， this book entertained me immensely。 I don’t think I’ll recover from the chapter on the Kaua’i o-o， a now extinct bird 。 I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 4。5 stars ;）
Jodi
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Loved it。 I had to read it really quickly， so I hope to go back and spend more time on some of my favorite essays。 I like this better than his fiction。
Liz
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I went through a real John Green phase about 10 years ago， when I discovered his YouTube channel and read all his YA novels。 I am forever grateful to him for teaching this cynical Gen X-er to let down the shield of ironic distance and embrace sincerity and enthusiasm as a default position。 This is a deeply sincere book of essays with a clever format - he uses the review format to write about the stuff in the human world: the World's Biggest Ball of Paint， sycamore trees， the QWERTY keyboard， Die I went through a real John Green phase about 10 years ago， when I discovered his YouTube channel and read all his YA novels。 I am forever grateful to him for teaching this cynical Gen X-er to let down the shield of ironic distance and embrace sincerity and enthusiasm as a default position。 This is a deeply sincere book of essays with a clever format - he uses the review format to write about the stuff in the human world: the World's Biggest Ball of Paint， sycamore trees， the QWERTY keyboard， Diet Dr Pepper， etc。 But he wrote this in the midst of the pandemic - it's always there， hovering over his shoulder， in his pocket， sometimes sitting right on his lap。 He's a close and tender observer of the human world， and a beautiful chronicler of some of life's most acute and hard-to-explain feelings。 I give his book 5 stars。 I also give 5 books to the audio version of this book - it is read by Green himself， and I think it might be the perfect way to receive this book if you are， like me， accustomed to Green's specific voice and cadence through consuming his vlogs。 。。。more
Tom Anderson
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Five Stars。
Hanna
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This was hopeful， deeply personal， funny and sad， beautiful。 Audiobook felt like a talk with a good friend
Stephanie
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“I find out as I’m aging that I’m in love with the world。” I love John Green， and I was intrigued by this book of nonfiction after reading a friend’s review on Goodreads。 Part commentary， part memoir， the format was the perfect listen。 And what a beautiful love letter to the world this was。 I think the real beauty of this book is the fact that John Green’s seemingly random stories all had some sort of personal connection for him， but in some way， I also felt a connection to them。 I loved everyth “I find out as I’m aging that I’m in love with the world。” I love John Green， and I was intrigued by this book of nonfiction after reading a friend’s review on Goodreads。 Part commentary， part memoir， the format was the perfect listen。 And what a beautiful love letter to the world this was。 I think the real beauty of this book is the fact that John Green’s seemingly random stories all had some sort of personal connection for him， but in some way， I also felt a connection to them。 I loved everything he talked about， but there were certain essays I really connected with， and I’m sure other essays really connected with other listeners。 I loved the background about Halley’s Comet。 I loved hearing about his scratch n’ sniff sticker collection！ I had one， too！ His chapter on the academic decathlon was fascinating。 I’m glad he has the same feelings about Canadian geese as I do。 He touched on “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud，” my favorite poem， and the Notes app， which I use all the time （including drafting this review）。 Sometimes I even got emotional listening to his stories， like when he shared the history and his thoughts on the song Auld Lang Syne， and when he told the amazing story of MLB baseball player Rick Ankiel， whose perseverance and grit got him back to the major leagues after years plagued by the yips。 I especially love that he gave everything he talked about a rating。 The first time he did it， I laughed。 The second time， I was surprised， and realized he’s going to do this for every chapter！ And every time after that， I couldn’t wait to hear what the rating would be！ I give ‘The Anthropocene Reviewed’ four and a half stars。 。。。more
Aylin Kuhls
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Ich nenne es mal eine unterhaltsame und trotzdem nachdenkliche Ansammlung von unnützem Wissen。 :D Sehr persönlich aufgeschrieben und kommentiert von John Green。
Andy Of The Blacks
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This book took me a long time to read。 I was thinking I might enjoy getting back to non-fiction， but this book quite dissuaded me for now。It boils down to this: this is a memoir - I don't like memoirs - I didn't like this book。 Normally I would consider this my own fault for not having read the blurb properly， but nowhere it says it's a memoir， so I won't take the blame for expecting something else， and therefore not liking it。As a memoir， I will admit it is cleverly written and set-up。 Super-fa This book took me a long time to read。 I was thinking I might enjoy getting back to non-fiction， but this book quite dissuaded me for now。It boils down to this: this is a memoir - I don't like memoirs - I didn't like this book。 Normally I would consider this my own fault for not having read the blurb properly， but nowhere it says it's a memoir， so I won't take the blame for expecting something else， and therefore not liking it。As a memoir， I will admit it is cleverly written and set-up。 Super-fans of John Green will love it。 It also has some interesting and in-depth views on mental health， which is always a good thing。HOWEVER I was expecting a non-fiction book with some insights on the world at large， and some interesting （even if random） facts about it， and this did not quite deliver。 It felt very parochial， with a very narrow view of the world， very much centred on the US and US experiences and nothing else。 I couldn't feel connected to many of the chosen topics and examples。I'm sure others will love it， if they set their expectations correctly。 。。。more
Jake Daghe
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Perhaps my favorite book of 2022 so far！
Cindy
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Really enjoyed hearing the author's takes on most of the topics。 Some of them were super random to me even though it meant a lot to the author but for the most， relatable and his ratings were backed up by points Really enjoyed hearing the author's takes on most of the topics。 Some of them were super random to me even though it meant a lot to the author but for the most， relatable and his ratings were backed up by points 。。。more
Clare O'Brien
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Not a fan of John Green’s fiction but this format is an absolutely perfect fit for his talents！ The curiosity， tenderness， and a very alive humanness just leaps off the page。
Poopman III
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Mr。 green's book was a reflection on humanity's past， present， and future， it reflects on the antropence， in such a way that it can make a good book to relax。I give the book five stars。 Mr。 green's book was a reflection on humanity's past， present， and future， it reflects on the antropence， in such a way that it can make a good book to relax。I give the book five stars。 。。。more
Rebecca Lind
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Jeg er altså bare ikke til nonfiktion…！2-2，5 ⭐️
Trina
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