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sarahscott917


DNF
I'm not sure if I'm too tired or just not in the mood, but I did not enjoy the stream of consciousness style of this. It felt like too much of an effort to follow along with the run on sentences and not enough of a reward at the end.

While I didn't learn much new information, I did like this book. The layout of each chapter leading into another related environmental issue worked really well. She covered so much about climate change and the causes of it in such a small book, but it didn't feel like info overload. It was a good examination of how the day to day of the average American is so wasteful, but I wish there were more concrete action steps provided. I guess that's hard to do on an individual level given how all the systems and industries are set up with little regard to sustainability.

Damn. This was amazing and gut-wrenching and devastating. I keep wavering between 4 stars and 5 stars. I'm going with 5 because I can't deduct points for that ending even if I wish it had been different. Don't read this if you can't read uninterrupted. Your emotions will be so tied up you'll snap if anything pulls you out of the book.

And I wouldn't classify it as YA. Yes, the main characters are young adult, but they are more grown up than many adults. The tone, theme and actions also felt more adult than YA to me too.

This book is utterly delightful! Bursting with a good message, heart and humor, this is just the story we all need right now. It reminded me of the Netflix adaptation of Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events.