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The Year of Less by Cait Flanders

15 reviews

alisylvi's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

2.75

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minnejenny's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

My hubby and I listened to this on a roadtrip and we both enjoyed it. Cait has a good balance of emotional personal stories and step-by-step lessons. There were parts we both thought she repeated herself and droned a bit. I left contemplating my own choices and low-waste goals and encouraged a few family members to read it.

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icox's review against another edition

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funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Nothing special, but an enjoyable read! A nice plane or road trip book for the curious.

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northseawitch's review against another edition

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2.75

Maybe I went into this book with the wrong expectations. But it felt more like a self biography and a story of addiction rather than an inspirational guide to a no shop year.
I didn't relate to most of the book and it felt very all over the place, jumping back and forth often talking as if I had read her blog and had more intimate knowledge of the things she was talking about.

All in all this left me disappointed and I don't feel like I got much out of it

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

3.5

This book is very inspiring in the fact that Cait tells you when she started it and when she would go for so long and then break the habit. It wasn't a total book of I wanted to do this thing, I did the thing, and I finished the thing. She talked a lot about her set backs and how you can start over and keep going.

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strongchonk's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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carijacqueline's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

2.0

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mildnothing's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Nicely written, inspiring and reflective. I didn't (and still don't) know the blog she wrote, but it shows and I found her writing very close to the reader. Although some passages and sentences felt repetitive, I can't blame her. I'd probably do the same when I find a nice sentence or expression. It also didn't happen too often.

Although this is more of a report than a guidebook on decluttering or minimalism, Flanders still included a list of things to do if you also wish to embark on this adventure to not spend money (on things you don't need) for a year.

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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amroyer's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective slow-paced

2.75

I felt like this could have been made into a long blog post instead of a whole book. It wasn’t entirely about the shopping ban but also somehow didn’t feel as personal as other memoirs despite talking about very personal experiences. The first and last chapters are the most true to the title.

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