Book Review: The Anthropocene Reviewed
5 AM is not a time I normally see. A liminal space that’s too “morning” for staying up and too early to be waking up. Light enough to not feel like night but dark enough to feel like morning, it doesn’t quite feel real. Perhaps it’s fitting that it’s in this pocket of time I’m reminiscing about what my blog post should be for the beginning of this year. A natural conclusion would be a monthly setup post to supplement last month’s yearly set up. Or maybe I should try a challenge and log my experience? I’ve been reading a lot lately, should I do a review? My favorite book (in the four I’ve read so far) has been The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green. The book feels a lot like 5 AM. Too nonfiction to be fiction, yet too poetic to simply be facts. Experiences color the pages yet there are no images to fill in. What speaks to me the most if the way it makes you feel. As if you’re on the cusp of something great only to realize that what’s ahead has been with you the entire time. Whimsy is ...