Reviews

Consumed: The Need for Collective Change: Colonialism, Climate Change & Consumerism, by Aja Barber

alexlovestucci's review

informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

kikiloves's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

stormblessedt's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

4.0

Covers a lot of topics concerning the environmental effects of overconsumption and all its intersectionality— sometimes broadly and sometimes in details. Good starter on these issues, but if you’ve read a long form article about the topic, you’ll probably find it basic. It’s quite enjoyable to go through (as awful as the situation is) and Aja has such a unique storytelling.

P.S. Does anyone have any recommendations that speaks of the same topics but more from the POV of someone from the global south?

beccaspeare's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

3.0

elizmoe's review

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective

3.75

pageglue's review against another edition

I read up until almost 40% of the way through, but I’m not really learning anything. So I started skimming and skipping through chapters until I figured that I didn’t need to keep going. The information is actually presented quite well. It’s very readable, and it feels like Aja is sitting across from you and chatting to you, albeit passionately. But it’s fairly rudimentary stuff. If you’ve watched a documentary about the fast fashion industry and have a good understanding of colonialism, racism, and how that impacts global trade, then this probably isn’t for you. But if you haven’t thought about those things and you want to learn about them with a focus on the fashion industry, then I can totally recommend this. I also think this would be a great book to give someone who wanted to know more about it, and you could have like a little book club and discuss the ideas with your own shopping habits. 

epinyan's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

mildsensation's review against another edition

funny informative fast-paced

4.0

holly_5's review

challenging funny informative fast-paced

3.75

amandagomez's review

5.0

Incredibly educational. On my journey to dissolve the consumerist within me, this book has educated me, inspired me, and given me the tools to act to improve the world we share.