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crystalisreading's review against another edition
reflective
relaxing
4.5
Like having a chat with a grandmother over cookies and hot tea. Some advice and wisdom. Some memories, stories, reminisces. and occasional moments where she shocks you with candid discussion of delicate topics. I found the television show more useful. but I did enjoy this little book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Terminal illness
Some level of Gender essentialismwhimsicaljune's review against another edition
3.0
As popular as this book is in my library, I thought there would be more substance. There’s not a whole lot of advice other than, get rid of some of your stuff. It was just okay for me.
bluecrimsonfeather's review against another edition
4.5
i like the way the authors tone and voice set the feeling of the book, death is often made out at a sad topic but this book is not a sad book in the same way that a typical sad book is. it’s more melancholic.
emi253's review against another edition
3.0
This is a super quick read. As someone interested in minimalism, I like the concept of "death cleaning" and this author is hilarious, but this book is too short and I wish Margareta went more in depth on each topic. There are some practical tips throughout and I appreciate her perspective as a Swedish woman "somewhere between 80 and 100". I did find the section on pets disturbing in regards to how the author pretty much decluttered her dogs upon multiple moves.
the_herbal_carnivore's review against another edition
I honestly didn't think it was about cleaning up your stuff before you die, rather, I thought it was something along the lines of hygge or lykke