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A review by juliajjshields
The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less by Christine Platt
5.0
“For the ancestors. Living with less is now our choice.”
I absolutely loved this book & am looking forward to returning back to it as time goes on. Not only does Platt share advice for minimalism, she does so in a culture context and goes into the psychology of ownership as well as having the reader reflect on the reasons they’ve reached a point of wanting to live with less in the first place. The only thing I would change is probably putting the “for the culture” pages at more fluid points between pages & the inclusion of her own quotes as breaks between paragraphs felt a bit odd. However, all of the information was so valuable, inspiring, & affirming. As I’m at the start of my own path towards less and defining minimalism by my own terms, this was a perfect guide.
I absolutely loved this book & am looking forward to returning back to it as time goes on. Not only does Platt share advice for minimalism, she does so in a culture context and goes into the psychology of ownership as well as having the reader reflect on the reasons they’ve reached a point of wanting to live with less in the first place. The only thing I would change is probably putting the “for the culture” pages at more fluid points between pages & the inclusion of her own quotes as breaks between paragraphs felt a bit odd. However, all of the information was so valuable, inspiring, & affirming. As I’m at the start of my own path towards less and defining minimalism by my own terms, this was a perfect guide.