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I did not love this book and it was completely the author's fault and not the message she was trying to give. For the most part, every point she was trying to make-- I agreed with but it began to get very repetitive. She humble bragged about 10 times about how she shops local and she's helping the community. I'm all for shopping local, but it was repeated in almost every chapter.
My biggest gripe about the book is Nancy Sleeth's attitude. It comes off very condescending and egotistical, which is the opposite of what she was going for. I am happy for you because you got perfect angel children who didn't mind eating your homemade bread everyday (because I swear to God she talks about her bread constantly) and you're so lucky that your kids liked playing outside. Not everyone has the same lifestyle, but that doesn't make them a bad parent or a sinful person because of it.
Other gripe: There's not one interview with someone from the Amish or Mennonite community. I have no idea if any of their lifestyle choices and reasons for them are true as she describes them, but I'm left feeling like I have to believe it because she's went to more Amish gatherings than me.
Overall, the book is thought provoking and has some good suggestions of how to simplify your life but you have to read through her judgemental crap to get to it.
My biggest gripe about the book is Nancy Sleeth's attitude. It comes off very condescending and egotistical, which is the opposite of what she was going for. I am happy for you because you got perfect angel children who didn't mind eating your homemade bread everyday (because I swear to God she talks about her bread constantly) and you're so lucky that your kids liked playing outside. Not everyone has the same lifestyle, but that doesn't make them a bad parent or a sinful person because of it.
Other gripe: There's not one interview with someone from the Amish or Mennonite community. I have no idea if any of their lifestyle choices and reasons for them are true as she describes them, but I'm left feeling like I have to believe it because she's went to more Amish gatherings than me.
Overall, the book is thought provoking and has some good suggestions of how to simplify your life but you have to read through her judgemental crap to get to it.