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Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste by Bea Johnson
ang000reads's review against another edition
4.0
Generally had good tips, but sometimes showed the classism and white view of the author. My favorite silly Part was when the author casually suggested getting LASIK as the eco-friendly alternative to glasses. I had to laugh out loud at that one. But I did genuinely enjoyed this book, I just needed to read it with a bit of a critical filter to enjoy it for what it was
mariarose7's review against another edition
5.0
This book is an easy read and a fantastic guide to living a simpler and less impactful lifestyle. Bea's story and advice is inspirational!
duparker's review against another edition
3.0
A good overview of how one family reduced waste by refusing it and by taking other measures to minimize the amount of waste they bring into their home. At a basic level this book excels. The ideas are common sense, and don't need to be freaky to be implemented. The reduction of unwanted crap around the house is a good move, and the idea of reusing things and simplifying is a desirable one.
Not sure the changes suggested work for everyone, but the ideas are at least thought provoking.
Not sure the changes suggested work for everyone, but the ideas are at least thought provoking.
amotisse's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting and inspiring.
Would be a slow and gradual move to achieve this,
Though I guess one has to adapt to it in the way that suits best.
Sounds so liberating in some ways, yet maintaining zero waste must create certain restrictions too...
Would be a slow and gradual move to achieve this,
Though I guess one has to adapt to it in the way that suits best.
Sounds so liberating in some ways, yet maintaining zero waste must create certain restrictions too...
sehaydt's review against another edition
3.0
I came in to this book with a “no bad ideas in brainstorming” mindset, expecting to read about some ideas I hadn’t considered to reduce my waste. I think that mindset is important for this book, because many of the suggestions are just not reasonable for the average person.
k2_hancock's review against another edition
1.0
There is already a belief in the general population that minimalism can only be obtained by the wealthy, and this book does absolutely nothing to combat this belief. I feel like the book actually harms the want for minimalism by making it sound too hard and then making you feel like a lesser being for not going all out on this lifestyle.
I believe this book is actually intended for a wealthy audience. She talks about flying to France and the struggles of her love for makeup, clothes, and jewelry with her zero waste lifestyle. But who knows? I don't know a rich person (or anyone) who will compost their own hair and nail clippings.
I've read, watched, and listened to plenty of things on minimalism and reducing waste but this book was by far the most tone deaf and insensitive book I've read; which is a shame because I genuinely like how the book is broken down to tackling different parts of the home.
The thing that really irks me after reading this is that I don't know what to do with my deceased father's possessions, but I know how to make lip plumper.
I believe this book is actually intended for a wealthy audience. She talks about flying to France and the struggles of her love for makeup, clothes, and jewelry with her zero waste lifestyle. But who knows? I don't know a rich person (or anyone) who will compost their own hair and nail clippings.
I've read, watched, and listened to plenty of things on minimalism and reducing waste but this book was by far the most tone deaf and insensitive book I've read; which is a shame because I genuinely like how the book is broken down to tackling different parts of the home.
The thing that really irks me after reading this is that I don't know what to do with my deceased father's possessions, but I know how to make lip plumper.
lkthomas07's review against another edition
4.0
Started off super pretentious and I didn’t get much further than the intro before setting it down for a couple weeks. But when I decided to just read the rest, it actually had a lot of good content! It’s really worth the read, you just have to get past her personality, lol.
kurpjukaste's review against another edition
2.0
Lai gan dažas ir foršas un vērā ņemamas metodes, ko ieviest savā ikdienā, tomēr lielākoties man ir ļoti liels skepticisms pret iespējām ieviest šeit aprakstīto pašreizējā situācijā. apsveru iespēju palasīt blogus/pieredzes no Latvijā dzīvojošiem cilvēkiem