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A review by kalkie
A Year of Living Simply: The Joys of a Life Less Complicated by Kate Humble
2.0
Usually these kind of “A year of …” books follow a path whereby the author is trying something new out for a year. However this book is a lot less unstructured and seems to just dot around as Humble tries out a few things without any kind of overall plan.
It read more like a freelancer being paid to travel the world and find out about living simply to produce a book at the end of it. Not many people could jet off to New Mexico to intern on building eco houses costing up to millions of dollars. Or travel the UK just to find out how to make chilli jam or bread. Or hire a gardening expert to help plant seeds and build a greenhouse.
This is less of a “let’s try it and see what happens” book and more of a “let’s talk to people and ask what they did”. Saying that, it’s an interesting read and enjoyable in places. But don’t expect a 12-month plan on how to live more simply.
It read more like a freelancer being paid to travel the world and find out about living simply to produce a book at the end of it. Not many people could jet off to New Mexico to intern on building eco houses costing up to millions of dollars. Or travel the UK just to find out how to make chilli jam or bread. Or hire a gardening expert to help plant seeds and build a greenhouse.
This is less of a “let’s try it and see what happens” book and more of a “let’s talk to people and ask what they did”. Saying that, it’s an interesting read and enjoyable in places. But don’t expect a 12-month plan on how to live more simply.