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A review by aisclaradm
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
4.75
I actually really enjoyed this book, though I was expecting it to drag. Marie Kondo manages to convince you that you can tidy a home or a space without needing to be a "tidy person", and she writes about the process as if it is a spiritual, healing experience. Her method seems like it would work, and I for sure would like to try it out sometime. Aside fromt the great advice she writes, reading the book is a relaxing and pleasant experience too.
My only qualm with the book is that it is clear that she is writing it from the point of view of a pretty misogynistic culture, and she is obsessed with the notion of women being "feminine" and being the ones to do the tidying, and so on. That being said, however, it's not too central a theme to the point of the book and so it's easy to brush aside and accept as simply a part of Japanese culture.
My only qualm with the book is that it is clear that she is writing it from the point of view of a pretty misogynistic culture, and she is obsessed with the notion of women being "feminine" and being the ones to do the tidying, and so on. That being said, however, it's not too central a theme to the point of the book and so it's easy to brush aside and accept as simply a part of Japanese culture.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism