annieb123's review
5.0
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Simply Living Well is a resource guide to a low/no-waste lifestyle by Julia Watkins. Released 7th April 2020 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, it's 288 pages and available in hardcover and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is a very logically arranged and accessible book full of short tutorials and tips gathered by category: low-waste kitchen, natural cleaning, natural wellness, natural bath and body, and kitchen gardening. The author has also included a useful resources and links list for further reading. Each of the larger categories is split into dozens of mini-tutorials and ideas. The photography throughout is clear and clean and harmoniously pleasant.
This book would make a superlative gift for an ecology minded friend/neighbor or a solid addition to the home reference library. It's full of sensible ideas for reducing the family's carbon footprint.
Five stars, a really well made book.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Simply Living Well is a resource guide to a low/no-waste lifestyle by Julia Watkins. Released 7th April 2020 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, it's 288 pages and available in hardcover and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This is a very logically arranged and accessible book full of short tutorials and tips gathered by category: low-waste kitchen, natural cleaning, natural wellness, natural bath and body, and kitchen gardening. The author has also included a useful resources and links list for further reading. Each of the larger categories is split into dozens of mini-tutorials and ideas. The photography throughout is clear and clean and harmoniously pleasant.
This book would make a superlative gift for an ecology minded friend/neighbor or a solid addition to the home reference library. It's full of sensible ideas for reducing the family's carbon footprint.
Five stars, a really well made book.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
lalalexy25's review
5.0
What a great book filled with recipes, resources and reachable goals to having and living a waste free(ish) life.
The author does an amazing job of encouraging the reader without making you feel bad about the waste you do create.
She states it’s a slow and hard process to be waste free. She says that she’s not even waste free all the time. She offers the reader tidbits of information to simply live well.
This is a great book to have on hand and keep in your arsenal if recipe books.
The author does an amazing job of encouraging the reader without making you feel bad about the waste you do create.
She states it’s a slow and hard process to be waste free. She says that she’s not even waste free all the time. She offers the reader tidbits of information to simply live well.
This is a great book to have on hand and keep in your arsenal if recipe books.
robinsbooks's review
4.0
The format is beautifully laid out and could be a handy resource for anyone looking to create their own products and food, and who also has the time to devote to trying the various procedures and recipes. It's also a lovely book to just sit and peruse.
ohcorrica's review
3.0
This book is a very simple read. It would be useful as a reference guide for no waste cleaning, cooking, and living. It has recipes and plans that are easy to do to transition to a no waste lifestyle. If you have or are used to no waste practices then much of this will not be new. However, it has useful information.
rusereviews's review
4.0
Lots of cool recipes and instructions for projects like cleaning, wellness, bath and body, and stuff for your kitchen (both cooking and for storage). The photography is gorgeous and ~*aesthetic*~. More than half the of the recipes include essential oils as ingredients.
briface's review
4.0
So many good ideas I was overwhelmed. It seems like incorporating one or two recipes/ideas into daily life at a time would be an easier approach that diving in. Would check out again!
anaist17's review
3.0
Definitely a beautiful book with a lot of helpful tips. However, I did not care for the VERY LARGE portion of the book that has subs for medicine. Such as elderberry syrup, cough/cold remedies, etc. I would have preferred more recipes for things that use a lot of plastic in stores rather than pseudoscience for medicine.