Our House is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis
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- Author：Malena Ernman
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Summary
This is the story of a happy family whose life suddenly fell apart， never to be the same again。 Of two devoted parents plunged into a waking nightmare as their eleven-year-old daughter stopped speaking and eating， and her younger sister struggled to cope。
As they desperately searched for answers， they began to see how their children's suffering reached far beyond medical diagnoses。 This crisis was not theirs alone: they were burned-out people on a burned-out planet。
Our House is on Fire is the story of how， amid forces that tried to silence them， one family found ways to strengthen， heal， and gain courage from the love they had for each other - and for the living world。 It is a parable of hope and determination in an emergency that affects us all。
As they desperately searched for answers， they began to see how their children's suffering reached far beyond medical diagnoses。 This crisis was not theirs alone: they were burned-out people on a burned-out planet。
Our House is on Fire is the story of how， amid forces that tried to silence them， one family found ways to strengthen， heal， and gain courage from the love they had for each other - and for the living world。 It is a parable of hope and determination in an emergency that affects us all。
Reviews
Superpippo
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La quasi totalità del libro non è scritta da Greta ma dalla madre e dal padre。 Non è un libro facile da leggere sia per il tema che il modo in cui è scritto。 Capitoli che si susseguono uno dopo l altro senza sosta。A me ha generato un po' di ansia， ed è sicuramente un intento del libro。 La quasi totalità del libro non è scritta da Greta ma dalla madre e dal padre。 Non è un libro facile da leggere sia per il tema che il modo in cui è scritto。 Capitoli che si susseguono uno dopo l altro senza sosta。A me ha generato un po' di ansia， ed è sicuramente un intento del libro。 。。。more
Dagne567
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Endalegi mõnevõrra üllatuseks - mulle suht meeldis。 Kuna keskkonnateema mind ei köida， siis erinevalt enamikest arvustajatest huvitas mind just nimelt ema perspektiiv， võitlused kooli， laste ja meedikutega。 Üllatas， et kas tõesti XXI sajandil on võimalik teha meditsiinilisi uuringuid laste kohta ilma tüdrukuid hõlmamata。 Info Greta ja kliimaliikumise kohta oli boonuseks， Beatast oleks tahtnud rohkem kuulda。 Ka isa vaatepunkti oleks võinud rohkem tutvustada。
Tasmin
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Some paragraphs/chapters were not my favourites， but the whole topic about climate and how Greta became the person we got to know was very insightful and interesting。 It was brutal and important and another wake-up call。 Cannot recommend this book to enough people。
Imani Ramioulle
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Anders dan verwacht！ Heel tof dat het verhalend belangrijke zaken aanbrengt。
Lynn Davidson
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The climate change is a big deal - as in， CRISIS - and this Swedish family， specifically 15-year-old Greta， has made more of the planet's population aware of the seriousness of it in the recent past - and ongoing。This book is written mainly by her mother and is in scenes rather than chapters。 Readers are taken through the past few years so that we get to know Greta， her family， and her cause。 Her passion for saving our planet is real， the crisis is real， the need for change is real。 There is not The climate change is a big deal - as in， CRISIS - and this Swedish family， specifically 15-year-old Greta， has made more of the planet's population aware of the seriousness of it in the recent past - and ongoing。This book is written mainly by her mother and is in scenes rather than chapters。 Readers are taken through the past few years so that we get to know Greta， her family， and her cause。 Her passion for saving our planet is real， the crisis is real， the need for change is real。 There is not much time left to make a positive and effective difference。 I read this book for the 52 Books challenge and used it for the prompt "featuring the environment。" 。。。more
Sandi
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This is about the girl that became famous for her war with Truump
Thomas J。
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Excellent book about family stressors for parents of special needs children。 Also traces a family's awakening to the climate crisis。 I found the contrast between the slow pace of special needs services and the urgency of awareness insightful。 Excellent book about family stressors for parents of special needs children。 Also traces a family's awakening to the climate crisis。 I found the contrast between the slow pace of special needs services and the urgency of awareness insightful。 。。。more
Carolina Marcías
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Muy interesante ver los orígenes de Greta， pero la verdad no me gusto mucho como esta relatada la historia。
Siim
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This was a powerful book。 Think what you will of Greta and her family， but this book will open your eyes quite a bit。 The family really struggles with the illnesses of all the family members （all of them are on different parts of the autism spectrum， for better and for worse）。 It brings perspective。 Greta is not a celebrity。 She is a girl who struggled all her life。 Once she realized something - that our house is on fire and everybody's still at the kitchen table playing cards - she cannot let g This was a powerful book。 Think what you will of Greta and her family， but this book will open your eyes quite a bit。 The family really struggles with the illnesses of all the family members （all of them are on different parts of the autism spectrum， for better and for worse）。 It brings perspective。 Greta is not a celebrity。 She is a girl who struggled all her life。 Once she realized something - that our house is on fire and everybody's still at the kitchen table playing cards - she cannot let go。 She and her family will do everything they can to keep reminding us of the fact that fire's blazing。I sold my Finnair stock after about the midway point of this book。 Not sure if the future belongs to airlines anymore。 Or if it should。 。。。more
Lily
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I feel like it’s hard to rate this book。 One the one hand I greatly enjoyed it and found it really interesting。 On the other， I came to this book to learn about the issues our climate is facing and how I can make a difference and no guidance was given。 It is very negative about climate change， and I feel very negative too。 I agree that hope will not save our planet， but it almost feels like this book is telling me to give up。 I don’t want to give up on our planet， I want to fight for change but I feel like it’s hard to rate this book。 One the one hand I greatly enjoyed it and found it really interesting。 On the other， I came to this book to learn about the issues our climate is facing and how I can make a difference and no guidance was given。 It is very negative about climate change， and I feel very negative too。 I agree that hope will not save our planet， but it almost feels like this book is telling me to give up。 I don’t want to give up on our planet， I want to fight for change but this book does not offer me an guidance on how。 If you don’t come to this book looking for such guidance then you will greatly enjoy it and I highly recommend。 。。。more
Jill Mersereau
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If a black hole wrote a book， this would be it。 To be fair， I only made it halfway through。 I was hoping it would be more about Greta and less about her mother’s various struggles。 Perhaps it gets better in the second half。
Maria Inês
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A book with some important messages， important topics of our world to which we should give more attention。 Besides environmental issues， that were already to be expected， it also touches on other important topics， like mental health and feminism。 Learning about the experience of a family that had to deal with these questions and how everything is connected was quite interesting。 However， at some point I didn’t feel motivated to finish this book。 At first， the writing in scattered topics and idea A book with some important messages， important topics of our world to which we should give more attention。 Besides environmental issues， that were already to be expected， it also touches on other important topics， like mental health and feminism。 Learning about the experience of a family that had to deal with these questions and how everything is connected was quite interesting。 However， at some point I didn’t feel motivated to finish this book。 At first， the writing in scattered topics and ideas captivated me， but soon it started to get repetitive and with an unclear train of thought。 Although I agreed with much - clearly climate change is an issue that should be given way more attention， something that also has been bothering me since I was a kid - I also disagreed with some things， since it’s a very different approach to these problems than my own， since I felt some parts were touched by some moral superiority。 I also knew most of the book was written by Greta’s mother， but I was hoping for a greater contribution from Greta herself， probably because of the way it was marketed （that contribution， aside from her speeches at the start and end of the book， is nonexistent）。 Even so， we still had a glimpse at Greta's journey， which was quite interesting since I respect her work a lot。 。。。more
Lydia
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Important perspectives on mental health and climate justice
Mark
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Superb and a thought-provoking read。
Analía Dayhanna
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Nuestra casa está ardiendo es un libro el cual nos presenta la realidad global sobre el cambio climatico y a la vez la realidad de muchas familias， es un libro con el cual podemos conocer un poco más el ambiente habitual de la activista y darnos cuenta de lo mal que vamos "progresando"， si se le puede decir así， como humanidad， estamos matando el único lugar que tenemos para vivir y no hacemos nada para remediarlo。 Nuestra casa está ardiendo es un libro el cual nos presenta la realidad global sobre el cambio climatico y a la vez la realidad de muchas familias， es un libro con el cual podemos conocer un poco más el ambiente habitual de la activista y darnos cuenta de lo mal que vamos "progresando"， si se le puede decir así， como humanidad， estamos matando el único lugar que tenemos para vivir y no hacemos nada para remediarlo。 。。。more
Jonathan Wichmann
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Just great。 I mean， obviously it's not a book to escape into。 More like freezing- but-pristine spring water。 It's exciting in the same way that Greta's work is exciting: It cuts through the business-as-usual buzz。 It speaks to all of us who feel climate change is as real as a house on fire。It's also fascinating to read about Greta's story。 It is truly incredible that she went from being shut-down -- barely eating and never talking -- to being lit up -- leading a movement and speaking out。 Just great。 I mean， obviously it's not a book to escape into。 More like freezing- but-pristine spring water。 It's exciting in the same way that Greta's work is exciting: It cuts through the business-as-usual buzz。 It speaks to all of us who feel climate change is as real as a house on fire。It's also fascinating to read about Greta's story。 It is truly incredible that she went from being shut-down -- barely eating and never talking -- to being lit up -- leading a movement and speaking out。 。。。more
Sora
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Un libro que definitivamente nos muestra una realidad única y peculiar pero que de alguna forma es capaz de mostrar similitudes con todos que estamos en distintas realidades。 A través de la lectura de este libro sentí que lo que pensaba al principio， terminó cambiando un poquito al final。 También me hizo dar cuenta de lo consciente que uno debe ser del planeta， no solo a veces sino SIEMPRE。 La madre es la que redacta el libro pero los protagonistas son su familia， sobretodo Greta。La forma de ver Un libro que definitivamente nos muestra una realidad única y peculiar pero que de alguna forma es capaz de mostrar similitudes con todos que estamos en distintas realidades。 A través de la lectura de este libro sentí que lo que pensaba al principio， terminó cambiando un poquito al final。 También me hizo dar cuenta de lo consciente que uno debe ser del planeta， no solo a veces sino SIEMPRE。 La madre es la que redacta el libro pero los protagonistas son su familia， sobretodo Greta。La forma de ver de Greta por todo lo que ocurre en el mundo con el cambio climático y las verdades que te tira básicamente a la cara son dolorosas pero totalmente ciertas que duelen。 La verdad es que siento que hago más （y mi familia hace más） que muchas personas que viven en mi barrio， que viven en mi ciudad， incluso que la mayoría en Chile。 Sin embargo， me di cuenta igualmente que lo que hago es nada a comparación de lo que hace la familia de Greta y ella misma。 El impacto de mis propias acciones diarias que es posible contar en el plástico diario juntado por la gente y lo mal que me hizo sentir del egoísmo que tenemos como humanos hacia el lugar que nos provee de alimento para existir。 Es increíble el daño que puedes provocar sólo por usar un cepillo de dientes de plástico y comprar cosas envueltas en plástico。 También me informó el impacto que tienen nuestros vuelos cuando viajamos por avión como si por hacerlo una vez al año， no le hiciéramos mucho daño a la capa de Ozono que nos protege （y si es que queda algo de aquella capa ahora）。 Y a pesar de todo， de lo mal que me hizo sentir este libro como persona。 Sentí que fue un muy buen libro que creo que todos deberíamos leer y darnos esas cachetadas que nadie nos da para de una vez ser conscientes de lo que hacemos y hacer algo al respecto。 No dejarle esta tarea a algunas personas porque un pequeño grupo de personas interesadas en el planeta， no nos pueden salvar a todos。 Tenemos que ser todos en el planeta quienes se muevan y hagan la diferencia para que TODOS podamos seguir viviendo en este mundo que es la Tierra。 。。。more
Thomas DeWolf
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Wow。。。 tough book to take in。。。 a family in crisis due to diagnoses of both daughters， Greta Thunberg and her sister Beata， of eating disorders， ADHD， being victims of bullying at school， and more。。。 and their commitment to healing our planet in the face of widespread harm to the planet due to climate change， greed， over-consumption， and ignorance。 I have felt like I'm doing my part pretty well by becoming vegan， driving less， buying and using less。。。 and yet。。。"According to a 2003 study by Jeff Wow。。。 tough book to take in。。。 a family in crisis due to diagnoses of both daughters， Greta Thunberg and her sister Beata， of eating disorders， ADHD， being victims of bullying at school， and more。。。 and their commitment to healing our planet in the face of widespread harm to the planet due to climate change， greed， over-consumption， and ignorance。 I have felt like I'm doing my part pretty well by becoming vegan， driving less， buying and using less。。。 and yet。。。"According to a 2003 study by Jeff Dukes at the University of Utah， 23。5 tons of biomass are required to produce 1 liter of petrol。 That’s 23。5 tons of old trees and dinosaurs， plus tens of millions of years so that a single Volvo can be driven 10km [6。2 miles]。”And。。。 "“A single flight can erase twenty years of recycling。"The authors close with this challenge to all of us。。。 "We have already solved the climate crisis。 What needs to be done is crystal clear。All that’s left to do is make a choice。Economy or ecology？We have to choose。" 。。。more
Betty-Ann
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I admire this family but I found this book really hard to read。 Disjointed scenes and commentary and it just made me anxious。 The best part was reading about Greta's journey。 She was really struggling until she found her purpose in life and that made all the difference。 So inspiring。 I admire this family but I found this book really hard to read。 Disjointed scenes and commentary and it just made me anxious。 The best part was reading about Greta's journey。 She was really struggling until she found her purpose in life and that made all the difference。 So inspiring。 。。。more
Anna Čelko
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Moje hodnotenie je dosť ovplyvnené tým， že kniha nie je beletria， hoci sa tak snaží pôsobiť。 Krátke scény， akoby denníkové zápisky nám odkrývajú životný príbeh Grety。 Pomedzi ne sú vpletené scény， ktoré pôsobia ako manifest klimatického hnutia。 Kniha mnou naozaj pohla， urobila to， čo mala - vzala mi nádej， že ešte existuje budúcnosť na tejto planéte， ktorá by sa aspoň trocha podobala na to， čo žijeme teraz。 Neviem， čo ďalej s tým。 Knihu skôr odporúčam klimaskeptikom， ak už prežívate nejakú formu Moje hodnotenie je dosť ovplyvnené tým， že kniha nie je beletria， hoci sa tak snaží pôsobiť。 Krátke scény， akoby denníkové zápisky nám odkrývajú životný príbeh Grety。 Pomedzi ne sú vpletené scény， ktoré pôsobia ako manifest klimatického hnutia。 Kniha mnou naozaj pohla， urobila to， čo mala - vzala mi nádej， že ešte existuje budúcnosť na tejto planéte， ktorá by sa aspoň trocha podobala na to， čo žijeme teraz。 Neviem， čo ďalej s tým。 Knihu skôr odporúčam klimaskeptikom， ak už prežívate nejakú formu klimatickej úzkosti， určite po nej nesiahajte。 Len to prehĺbi vašu depresiu。 Napriek tomu si myslím， že príbeh Grety by mal poznať každý z nás， pretože natavuje ozaj čierne zrkadlo našim konzumným životom a spoločnosti。 。。。more
João Faria
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Tenho o maior respeito pela Greta e por aquilo que ela representa。 No entanto， o livro não é， de todo， particularmente interessante。 Foca-se na experiência de vida da mãe da Greta， a cantora lírica Malena Ernman， em vez de se focar na própria Greta e nos motivos que a levaram a agir contra a inércia em relação às alterações climáticas。 Talvez as minhas expectativas fossem demasiado elevadas， mas， de facto， estava a contar com um livro diferente， embora tenha a maior admiração pela família da Gre Tenho o maior respeito pela Greta e por aquilo que ela representa。 No entanto， o livro não é， de todo， particularmente interessante。 Foca-se na experiência de vida da mãe da Greta， a cantora lírica Malena Ernman， em vez de se focar na própria Greta e nos motivos que a levaram a agir contra a inércia em relação às alterações climáticas。 Talvez as minhas expectativas fossem demasiado elevadas， mas， de facto， estava a contar com um livro diferente， embora tenha a maior admiração pela família da Greta e pelo apoio que os pais lhe dão。 Outro dos pontos negativos é a forma paupérrima como o livro está escrito， nomeadamente em aspectos de construção frásica。 Em suma， não é um livro sobre o percurso da Greta， mas sim sobre a dinâmica familiar da mesma com alguns apontamentos sobre o interesse da Greta pelo clima。 。。。more
Cherry
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This is and isn't what I expected it to be， and I am very mixed in a way in how to rate it， but it resonated with me on multiple levels， so I am going with that and giving it full marks。 I think it is significantly better to read it as a memoir of a neuro-atypical family navigating the challenges of survival as a thinking and feeling person in our modern age。 This is and isn't what I expected it to be， and I am very mixed in a way in how to rate it， but it resonated with me on multiple levels， so I am going with that and giving it full marks。 I think it is significantly better to read it as a memoir of a neuro-atypical family navigating the challenges of survival as a thinking and feeling person in our modern age。 。。。more
Loke
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Det här är livsviktigt。
Michelle Vancil
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I listened to the audio book， ready by Malena。 It is a very important topic that needs more exposure and folks on board to make a difference。 Fascinating family。
Sarah
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As others have commented， although Greta Thunberg’s name is listed first on the cover （at least of my edition）， the book is written entirely from by her mom （or at least， in her voice and from her point of view）。 She draws interesting connections between late capitalism’s drive for constant growth and productivity and its negative impact on individuals’ mental heath and， of course， the climate and by extension， the lives of all other human beings & organisms present and future。 It was interestin As others have commented， although Greta Thunberg’s name is listed first on the cover （at least of my edition）， the book is written entirely from by her mom （or at least， in her voice and from her point of view）。 She draws interesting connections between late capitalism’s drive for constant growth and productivity and its negative impact on individuals’ mental heath and， of course， the climate and by extension， the lives of all other human beings & organisms present and future。 It was interesting to learn a little bit about the Swedish special education system and how even an extremely well-resourced and involved family struggles within a system that isn’t designed to serve individuals。 。。。more
Consuelo San Martín
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3。5*
Marius Greblikas
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Skaičiau visus metus， o kitaip pasakius gulėjo visus metus ir tik dabar pasiėmiau ir perskaičiau。Tema aktuali， viskas čia gerai。Visa šeimos istorija， problematika ir kiti niuansai prideda šiai knygai klampumo。 Negaliu pasakyti， kad istorija neįdomi， tačiau tokia Skandinaviška arba getiau dar - šiaurietiška。
Diana Willemsen
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4 sterren voor het boek。 5 voor de boodschap。
Jocelyne
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I loved the book but for reasons I did not anticipate。First of all， you need to know that it's written mostly by Malena Ernman - I'm sure the whole family contributed to the content， but it's written from her perspective and it's more "Scenes of a Family in Crisis" than a book about the planet。Having just glanced at the title， I expected more of a book on climate by Greta with the help of her family， so this came in as quite a surprise。The book balances two problems: mental health issues and the I loved the book but for reasons I did not anticipate。First of all， you need to know that it's written mostly by Malena Ernman - I'm sure the whole family contributed to the content， but it's written from her perspective and it's more "Scenes of a Family in Crisis" than a book about the planet。Having just glanced at the title， I expected more of a book on climate by Greta with the help of her family， so this came in as quite a surprise。The book balances two problems: mental health issues and the crisis of sustainability。 It covers really well the struggle of a family with two neurodivergent children - how they had to adjust their lives， how hard it was to get the diagnosis， how important the diagnosis really is and how girls on the spectrum are usually underdiagnosed。 This is mixed with information on the climat - what is the public stand on the topic， how it should be talked about， how the family approached it。。。It needs to be said that it is a pretty personal， self-therapeutical book。 You can see that Ms Ernman needed to write it mostly for herself - to put all these struggles on paper in order to lighten her load a little bit。 However the mix between autism and climate， ADHD and sustainability results in a book which is not heavy， not centered on one problem， but rather constantly moving from one to the other。 As both topic touch me on a personal level， I loved the honesty and the details provided。A few interesting facts from the book:- The number of people on medical leave with chronic fatigue in Sweden has doubled 6 times between 2010 and 2018。 Over 80% are women- "Fossil free" is a catch-all safe idea comprising anything from solar energy to deforestation， carbon trading and radioactive waste- Our part of the world has got nothing to do with rescuing the climate - we're fighting for the possiblity to keep on living the way we do- Nowadays it feels like everyone needs to be productive， but what we really need to do is choose between economy and ecology as we cannot have both 。。。more
Candela Rutili
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