Finishing this book while the moon slowly disappears behind Earth's shadow just feels right. Shannon's descriptions are vivid, and I fell deep into the richness of this world throughout the bulk of the plot.

Another brilliant book from Samantha Shannon, another epic fantasy tome I will one day return to.

Please read this book.

Robin Wall Kimmerer's poetic weave of Potawatomi teachings, botany and philosophy presents a new/old path forward that is taught to us by the Earth. This path follows the principle that "all flourishing is mutual," built on a reciprocal relationship with our environment and each other that is more than gratitude, that actively gives back to the Earth and shapes a community of all living things that will sustain itself and grow. Disrupting the rot of materialism and overconsumption begins with small steps along this path, steps we must take if we are to better align ourselves with sustainable flourishing. I will always be grateful for this book.

Now what was all that about-? I had high hopes after the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes but this really fell short. The pacing felt all over the place to me, and the references to the original series felt forced every time. Even after the opening lines I held onto my hope that this would be a good addition to the series. Everything before the games felt interesting enough to keep me going, but everything that followed just did not cut it.

2.5 stars

3.5

no comment xoxo

4.5 stars

I fear this book will finish me before I finish it.

yes i read these two books in like four sittings and no i will not elaborate

what the soma

By the time I'm up to date with this series he might’ve released the next book

Any attempt to translate how it feels to read this book would be a violent act. I don't know how she managed to fit almost all my interests into one novel but here it is. 5 stars.

Gorgeously depressing is exactly how I'd put it Justin.

i am okay. i will be thinking about this one for a long while
funny, sad, beautiful. so much love

Such a fun read until the last few chapters unfortunately, June was a wonderfully awful character to get to know and I wish the ending left me feeling the way the rest of it did.

3 stars for how good it was, 4 for how good it could have been.

Good to know what my options might be at the end of the line. The persistence of such diverse death practices really surprised me, and Caitlin's close experiences with them and the communities and families involved were insightful and at times quite moving. If it's legal by the time I'm gone, compost me please
3.5

It feels wrong to not leave a review for this one. This collection covers things from velociraptors to cave paintings to human temporality in a disconnected way I had difficulty following at first but found a way to enjoy. Though many covered topics outside of my interest, they were all well-written and insightful. Green's essays on Sycamore Trees, Plague, and the film Harvey were particularly moving.

"I give The Anthropocene Reviewed three and a half stars."

An insightful composition on decomposition and the Art of Dying.

Has given me a lot to talk about with the people in my life, and a lot of smells and sights I can't unimagine.

5 stars