A review by charley0796
The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and our Health—and a Vision for Change by Annie Leonard

4.0

This was such an important and interesting read! It made me think deeply about the deeper impact of consumerism and the way society has set itself to be driven by this. Whilst parts are outdated now - for example some companies have changed etc, it is still spot on and relevant in so many ways (which is depressing on so many levels!). I normally spend a lot of time reading fiction dystopian style novels, this gave a scary reality check by making me realise how the world is already in many ways a dystopian setting. I was appalled by the many things big companies have done and are still doing to exploit minority groups and third world countries! It has made me want to read more, to really think through alternatives for shopping and make me more aware of how influenced one can be to shop.

The reason it is 4/5 stars was because at times I did get 'oh it's the paranoid mum again' vibe at times (such as the repetition of organic foods and anti PVC). I understand that both are important things, it was just quite repetitive which meant I did struggle to engage with some areas of the book.