nicola_farnworth's review against another edition
Just didn't Gel with the content.
finn_manders's review against another edition
Good premise (live simply without being silly about it) but the lack of self-awareness was frustrating and made her experimentation seem hollow.
kirkw1972's review against another edition
3.0
This isn’t a bad book, I quite enjoyed it. I took away a few things I can learn from but I didn’t feel like the book appealed to every standard of living. I have no chance of being able to afford some of the simple things within the book. However I can take away some of the ideas and look at how I can recreate for myself within my own salary and personal standard of living so it was worth reading for that.
les_allan's review against another edition
4.0
A great book because of all the inspiration inside. From Cleaning out the bathroom cupboard to building an entire house out of waste material, this book looks at how we can live more lightly on the earth but also be more joyful. Although it was far ranging, I would say it looks at simplicity mostly from a western, middle class, materialistic point of view. It fails to go to the heart of simplicity, which is not to live a duplicitous life, but rather to focus on what truly matters to you and to strip out everything that gets in the way of pursuing that. Simplicity is not just about make do and mend, or baking bread, it is mental, emotional and soul work so you can express who you truly are.
lsd11's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
youneverarrived's review against another edition
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
lfrankie78's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0