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marianne_louise's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
fast-paced
3.0
That was an absolutely horrific overview of the future. Stark and bleak with no hope or solution. Well written and researched but very nihilistic.
funtimeseany's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.75
Made me want to kms, but an important read nonetheless.
Perhaps a bit repetitive and padded for time, but maybe that just serves to underline the importance and urgency of the materiel.
Perhaps a bit repetitive and padded for time, but maybe that just serves to underline the importance and urgency of the materiel.
brisingr's review against another edition
5.0
I think, if anyone wants to understand the possible effect of climate change / global warming, this book is the perfect place to start. The author really went in deep details when depictioning our future (a future that is coming, very fast, and that is already happening in some places in the world), touching upon all the areas of human life - trying to illustrate the fact that everything we know, and mainly take as granted today, is going to be deeply affected by warmings of various degrees.
I am not sure my brain had the right capacity to not only understand the figures, but also truly taking them in. Our minds work in that funny way - getting away from the information that we don't want to hear, and thinking of imminent, close disasters as something of the future, or an improbable "if." So I'll for sure return to this book, reread it as my hope rises and falls - and until then, I'll do what I can, to the best of my abilities, to minimize the impact of the earth's warming.
I am not sure my brain had the right capacity to not only understand the figures, but also truly taking them in. Our minds work in that funny way - getting away from the information that we don't want to hear, and thinking of imminent, close disasters as something of the future, or an improbable "if." So I'll for sure return to this book, reread it as my hope rises and falls - and until then, I'll do what I can, to the best of my abilities, to minimize the impact of the earth's warming.
thechanelmuse's review against another edition
1.0
*rubs temples*
This book is not an easy read but not because of the important subject matter. It's poorly written and lacks flow. It feels like the author did a ton of research, gathered an overload of information and data, then laid it on thick throughout each paragraph. It's hard to take in the material when it's being bombarded at you in such a way.
This book is not an easy read but not because of the important subject matter. It's poorly written and lacks flow. It feels like the author did a ton of research, gathered an overload of information and data, then laid it on thick throughout each paragraph. It's hard to take in the material when it's being bombarded at you in such a way.
youngthespian42's review against another edition
5.0
This was the most important book I read in 2021. If you are concerned about expanding fire seasons, rising ocean levels, or mass extinction events this is the book to jump it. Wallace-Wells comes to the subject of climate disaster as a skeptic but leaves more scared than the average climate activist.
This book lays out very methodical some of the possible scenarios for the next 50-year timeline as well as pokes holes in a lot of the climate reports and explains why they are woefully inaccurate. This book was part of my journey to collapse awareness and while the subject matter is dark it lessens my anxiety because I feel like I have a better idea of what to expect in the coming crumbles.
This book lays out very methodical some of the possible scenarios for the next 50-year timeline as well as pokes holes in a lot of the climate reports and explains why they are woefully inaccurate. This book was part of my journey to collapse awareness and while the subject matter is dark it lessens my anxiety because I feel like I have a better idea of what to expect in the coming crumbles.