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John Green’s *Anthropocene Reviewed* expands his acclaimed podcast into a written collection where each essay assigns a five‑star rating to facets of the human‑centered world—from the QWERTY keyboard and sunsets to Canada geese and Madagascar’s penguins. Blending humor, reflection, and vivid detail, the reviews explore the contradictions that define contemporary humanity, including its immense power and limits, themes brought into sharper focus by the global pandemic. Green’s narrative skill ties the disparate subjects into an open‑hearted exploration of the paths humans forge and celebrates the intimate connection we feel with the world.
First publish date: 2023
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: John Green
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