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The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store by Cait Flanders
46 reviews
vgartner's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction
sarahmae531's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed this book, and it inspired me to do something similar in the future.
I did enjoy that at the end, she gave specific dollar amounts of what she saved, spent, and lived on over the year of her ban, because it did help me to realize that with my current income and type of job, it may not be the best time to take this challenge on đ
I did enjoy that at the end, she gave specific dollar amounts of what she saved, spent, and lived on over the year of her ban, because it did help me to realize that with my current income and type of job, it may not be the best time to take this challenge on đ
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism and Addiction
Moderate: Mental illness and Eating disorder
ruthh's review against another edition
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
Moderate: Eating disorder and Fatphobia
abbeysoffel's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
ddreid33's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism and Fatphobia
knightofthecloud's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
The Year of Less is first and foremost a memoir on minimalism. The approach the author took was unlike any I had ever read before. She speaks about the problems with excess living. In her case she had trouble with alcohol, spending, and eating. As a result, she challenged herself to a shopping ban and it changed the way she thought about buying things, owning things, and why living with excess can be unhealthy.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism
elybakouche's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I must admit I was a bit skeptical as I started this book. It was recommended to me on my library page and I was curious. I was surprised by how deep the author went into the big âwhyâ behind her decisions to buy and consume less. It wasnât just about discarding what doesnât âspark joyâ anymore but really about digging deeper into why she made her decisions. It was a very honest and touching read (or listen, as I listened to the audiobook), and easy to read. I definitely recommend it if youâre looking for spring cleaning your life inspiration!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism
megmu18's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism
balvarez's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
waterwolves's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Reminded me a little of Glennon Doyle's Untamed, in that part of the author's journey was overcoming addiction, and deriving many insights from that process. Like Doyle, the author also continues to strive for a more and more true version of herself through hard work and experimentation and living a life that may be outside ordinary expectations.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism