- New York Times bestseller, Culture, Human ecology, Miscellanea Reviews
The Anthropocene is the current geologic age, in which humans have profoundly reshaped the planet and its biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast, bestselling author John Green reviews different facets of the human-centered planet on a five-star scale—from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Penguins of Madagascar. Funny, complex, and rich with detail, the reviews chart the contradictions of contemporary humanity. As a species, we are both far too powerful and not nearly powerful enough, a paradox that came into sharp focus as we faced a global pandemic that both separated us and bound us together. John Green’s gift for storytelling shines throughout this masterful collection. The Anthropocene Reviewed is a open-hearted exploration of the paths we forge and an unironic celebration of falling in love with the world.
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Character-led, contemporary, spare and contemplative.
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
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- Author
- John Green
- First published
- 2019
- Pages
- 328
- Publisher
- Random House Large Print, Putnam USA, Dutton Books
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- French, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9781529109870
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John Green's first novel, Looking for Alaska, won the 2006 Michael L. Printz Award presented by the American Library Association. His second novel, An Abundance of Katherines, was a 2007 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Book and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. His next novel, Paper Towns, is a New York Times bestseller and won the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best YA Mystery. Starting in 2007, John and his brother Hank were the hosts of a popular internet blog, "Brotherhood 2.0," (aka [vlogbrothers](https://www.youtube.com/@vlogbrothers)) where they discussed their lives, books and current events every day for a year except for weekends and holidays.
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