How would you rate your experience living in the Anthropocene on a scale of one to five?
John Green’s first non-fiction work consists of 44 bite-sized essays on a variety of human-centered topics, from scratch-and-sniff stickers to sunsets. Green weaves his own often gut-wrenching experiences living on Earth with each essay.
Green has a knack for finding beauty in the mundane. What often starts off as a history lesson about Diet Dr. Pepper or the Notes app evolves into a stunning introspective into what it means to be human. I could see how his discussions about the finality of the human experience stemming from the topic of air conditioning could be seen as cheesy, but I ate it all up. The vulnerability tucked away into every corner of this book is so refreshing from the often nonchalant aura of modern literature.
Read this book if you are in a slump and need to feel inspired again. You shall fall in love with the biggest to the smallest moments of your life. This is a perfect choice if you are looking for a beach read to dip into every so often or a book to devour in one night.
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