tiggerrd's review against another edition
funny
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Funny while being practical .
lyndsaydurbs's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this!
I’ve read Marie Kondo’s Spark Joy book and watched her Netflix show. This was a great “American” guide to clearing stuff out. Americans definitely have a more “hoarder” kind of culture with freebies and gifts and societal norms. Compare that to Japan where things are just culturally different. This book has helped me rethink about de-cluttering my space again with this mindset
I’ve read Marie Kondo’s Spark Joy book and watched her Netflix show. This was a great “American” guide to clearing stuff out. Americans definitely have a more “hoarder” kind of culture with freebies and gifts and societal norms. Compare that to Japan where things are just culturally different. This book has helped me rethink about de-cluttering my space again with this mindset
blackjack_ruby's review against another edition
4.0
Definitely useful on the whole, it just seems like it’s meant for fucking bougie people at points. Like the idea that you should get rid of anything you don’t currently need that is available at walmart. We don’t all have the money to buy things over and over again, and yes donating things is good, but for us broke-ass-folks it makes way more sense to repurpose things. The title also makes it seem like it’s going to be some bad ass hardcore version of the original book, but it really just has swear-words interspersed throughout. Not a bad book in the end though, I just don’t agree with every suggestion made.
vampar's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars. Really this is less a parody of Marie Kondo's book and more the Americanized, swear-filled, hard-truth synopsis.
melissa_h's review against another edition
2.0
It is a trend now to have the f-word in the title to come across as more hardcore and serious. I've read a few of these books, some good, some not great. This was a not great book. Obvious advice you can find online blogs or other books about tidying/decluttering. Pretty boring too.
terriaminute's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
fast-paced
5.0
This is a fantastic deal, much cheaper than therapy and--if you're ready to change your habits--resulting in the prize of a better living space. I enjoyed the heck out of the writer's prose and specifically her ability to condense down how to tidy into small but informative bites. I was already doing most of this, but I ended up doing more tidying while reading, because I was inspired. I don't know what more a reader could ask of a self-help book.
I also find it hilarious that apparently a few people were put off by the f*s even though it's right there in the title. I'm not sure how that content could've been more clearly foreshadowed.
I also find it hilarious that apparently a few people were put off by the f*s even though it's right there in the title. I'm not sure how that content could've been more clearly foreshadowed.
howlinglibraries's review against another edition
1.0
Tell me you're out of touch with modern book lovers without telling me—
Seriously, though, the bit about unhauling books was probably the worst "book decluttering"-specific section I've read in an organization book thus far. "If you wouldn't pay list price, you don't really want it": just because someone can't afford $30 per adult hardcover doesn't mean they don't want to read it. "Of books you've read, you should only keep a few favorites": you severely underestimate how many favorites I have. "People with overcrowded bookshelves are hoarders and pretentious jackasses": no, I just like books! "No bibliophile wants to admit you can put down books you don't like": you mean like me putting down this one? 💀
No, seriously though. I had a lot of issues with this book before this chapter and after this chapter, too. It's repetitive, most of the advice is pretty basic and doesn't offer anything new, and worst of all, the writing skips out on the ability to offer helpful insight because it's too focused on being as sassy as possible. I love a funny, vulgar book as much as anyone else (probably more, tbh), but when you're using it to cover up a lack of depth, it doesn't work.
Seriously, though, the bit about unhauling books was probably the worst "book decluttering"-specific section I've read in an organization book thus far. "If you wouldn't pay list price, you don't really want it": just because someone can't afford $30 per adult hardcover doesn't mean they don't want to read it. "Of books you've read, you should only keep a few favorites": you severely underestimate how many favorites I have. "People with overcrowded bookshelves are hoarders and pretentious jackasses": no, I just like books! "No bibliophile wants to admit you can put down books you don't like": you mean like me putting down this one? 💀
No, seriously though. I had a lot of issues with this book before this chapter and after this chapter, too. It's repetitive, most of the advice is pretty basic and doesn't offer anything new, and worst of all, the writing skips out on the ability to offer helpful insight because it's too focused on being as sassy as possible. I love a funny, vulgar book as much as anyone else (probably more, tbh), but when you're using it to cover up a lack of depth, it doesn't work.
snowbenton's review against another edition
4.0
A quick read, very blunt and funny. Marie Kondo's method was to ask if items spark joy, while this parody asks, what do you want your space to feel like? Both are valuable questions, but I really liked the idea of deciding what a space should feel like and getting rid of things that don't fit that vibe.