Mo’s Reviews > The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet > Status Update

The latest chapter speaks of our sense of smell having the ability to transport us to the past. Something I will try to make more use of going forwards.

From the most recent chapter, Lascaux Cave Paintings, something along the lines of: “humans of the past hunted and gathered, and every healthy person had to contribute to the acquisition of food and water - and yet somehow, they still made time to create art, almost as if art isn’t optional for humans”. My favourite quote so far of this book and of any book in recent memory.

Each chapter is a short essay on some human related concept or idea. The writer explains the topic and gives his own perspective and/or recount of events, in an honest and relatable way. At the end of each chapter he rates the concept on a scale of 1-5, which allows us to recount our own memories and perspectives on these shared human experiences and give our own rating.