The Anthropocene Reviewed Reviewed

Opinions. We've all got them. Humans just automatically judge things and form opinions. I quite like hearing people's opinions because I get a glimpse of how they see the world. Therefore, since I like opinion essays and I am a big admirer of John Green's work, it comes to no one's surprise that I loved this book.

I have never listened to the podcast The Anthropocene Reviewed and I don't really intend to. I really liked being able to hold the book in my hand and read his words, rather than listening to them. So, I am very thankful that he came out with this book so that I could learn from these amazing essays that I wouldn't have otherwise been exposed to.

The majority of the essays are very enjoyable and interesting, my favorites being the one on Piggly Wiggly and Monopoly. I loved learning the history of these things that are so common place, the supermarket and the board game, yet I knew nothing about. Most, though, were slower and harder to get through, which slowed my reading experience down significantly. These just didn't interest me as much or got a little too technical on somethings.

But at the end of the day, what I loved most about this book is the passion. Green didn't only reviewing things in the world. He took his real life experiences and his opinions and talked about why to him each topic is a certain number of stars and why he reviewed each of these things in the first place. These were topics he felt passionate about and enjoyed writing about, and I loved that part of the book. The most enjoyable books to read are the ones where you can feel the author's love for what they are writing and their dedication to telling that story. And if this book is of reviews, and reviews are actually a reflection of our individual opinions, values, and beliefs, which in turn, ignite our passions, then this book is as good as they get. But that's just my opinion.

I give The Anthropocene Reviewed 5 stars.