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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
challenging
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This is a fantastic deal, much cheaper than therapy and--if you're ready to change your habits--resulting in the prize of a better living space. I enjoyed the heck out of the writer's prose and specifically her ability to condense down how to tidy into small but informative bites. I was already doing most of this, but I ended up doing more tidying while reading, because I was inspired. I don't know what more a reader could ask of a self-help book.
I also find it hilarious that apparently a few people were put off by the f*s even though it's right there in the title. I'm not sure how that content could've been more clearly foreshadowed.
I also find it hilarious that apparently a few people were put off by the f*s even though it's right there in the title. I'm not sure how that content could've been more clearly foreshadowed.
Tell me you're out of touch with modern book lovers without telling meβ
Seriously, though, the bit about unhauling books was probably the worst "book decluttering"-specific section I've read in an organization book thus far. "If you wouldn't pay list price, you don't really want it": just because someone can't afford $30 per adult hardcover doesn't mean they don't want to read it. "Of books you've read, you should only keep a few favorites": you severely underestimate how many favorites I have. "People with overcrowded bookshelves are hoarders and pretentious jackasses": no, I just like books! "No bibliophile wants to admit you can put down books you don't like": you mean like me putting down this one? π
No, seriously though. I had a lot of issues with this book before this chapter and after this chapter, too. It's repetitive, most of the advice is pretty basic and doesn't offer anything new, and worst of all, the writing skips out on the ability to offer helpful insight because it's too focused on being as sassy as possible. I love a funny, vulgar book as much as anyone else (probably more, tbh), but when you're using it to cover up a lack of depth, it doesn't work.
Seriously, though, the bit about unhauling books was probably the worst "book decluttering"-specific section I've read in an organization book thus far. "If you wouldn't pay list price, you don't really want it": just because someone can't afford $30 per adult hardcover doesn't mean they don't want to read it. "Of books you've read, you should only keep a few favorites": you severely underestimate how many favorites I have. "People with overcrowded bookshelves are hoarders and pretentious jackasses": no, I just like books! "No bibliophile wants to admit you can put down books you don't like": you mean like me putting down this one? π
No, seriously though. I had a lot of issues with this book before this chapter and after this chapter, too. It's repetitive, most of the advice is pretty basic and doesn't offer anything new, and worst of all, the writing skips out on the ability to offer helpful insight because it's too focused on being as sassy as possible. I love a funny, vulgar book as much as anyone else (probably more, tbh), but when you're using it to cover up a lack of depth, it doesn't work.
A quick read, very blunt and funny. Marie Kondo's method was to ask if items spark joy, while this parody asks, what do you want your space to feel like? Both are valuable questions, but I really liked the idea of deciding what a space should feel like and getting rid of things that don't fit that vibe.
funny
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informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Hilarious and brutally honest book on decluttering and reducing stuff. If you like someone who's forthright, this is the book for you. Laugh while you face the deep true of her statements and advice on all that stuff we need to face, to go through, sort end honestly how to let go of it...I really needed this book.
Despite having read many books that offer tips that help, this is the first book I felt is straightforward honest and hilarious, which really helped me on my house storage!
Despite having read many books that offer tips that help, this is the first book I felt is straightforward honest and hilarious, which really helped me on my house storage!
funny
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medium-paced
funny
informative
fast-paced