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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
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Felt like a blog at times, very superficial
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I liked how it started. The analysis and historical anecdotes worked and were quite of an educational value. But the further I read, the shallower the book became. It lost me the moment fashion and creating a capsule wardrobe was mentioned - it simply wasn't a book for me right now (and a beautifully aged mention of Zoella was just another nail in the coffin). When the time came for the buy and care tips I fully felt like I'm reading a blog (which wasn't helped by the author's passionate mentions of her own blog).
I would've really enjoyed if it ended up being commentary on today's marketing industry and ever-present consumptionism. But it never reaches that depth, just as it never mentions the class struggle that powers the industry of cheap and breakable goods. A Life Less Throwaway remains a self-help organisation book with some good advice, compelling quotes and interesting trivia that might even be inspirational to some but alas - not for me.
I applaud the mission of BuyMeOnce but A Life Less Throwaway didn't deliver.
I would've really enjoyed if it ended up being commentary on today's marketing industry and ever-present consumptionism. But it never reaches that depth, just as it never mentions the class struggle that powers the industry of cheap and breakable goods. A Life Less Throwaway remains a self-help organisation book with some good advice, compelling quotes and interesting trivia that might even be inspirational to some but alas - not for me.
I applaud the mission of BuyMeOnce but A Life Less Throwaway didn't deliver.
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Any book in the self-help or adjacent category is really hit or miss. It's easy to pick one up and get something that is mostly filler and stating the obvious with maybe an actual helpful line thrown in here and there. A Life Less Throwaway, however, I found was very practical, with actionable advice. There's the occasional thought exercise that feels corny and the author promotes her own website, sure, but it's admittedly a helpful website and it's obvious the book is much more than a vehicle for self-promotion. (I used it immediately to look up a quality umbrella, since the drug store ones I buy appear to be single-use, and coincidentally Button gives an umbrella recommendation later in the book.) As someone trying to consume less, I appreciated the reframe of "curating" your possessions as opposed to just accumulating them. This is not a decluttering or "minimalism" book, although those topics are discussed. It is much more long-term minded. I do wish the sections that did discuss getting rid of things you don't use touched on the problems with donating things. It's presented as a fairly neutral solution when the truth is a lot of donated goods are going straight to the landfill, and people will use donating their old belongings to justify the constant hyperconsumption. All that said, this is not a decluttering guide, so I can see why that wouldn't be addressed.
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Basically this book is just an ad for the Author’s website. However it was still well written and Had some interesting tips. All in all, this book is no better or worse than any other book at this type.
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I don't think I'm the target audience of this book. Most of the topics were already known to me.
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lighthearted
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challenging
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