Goodbye Things, Hello Minimalism
Mai Kurosawa
2019
(Audiobook on Storytel)
Goodbye Things, Hello Minimalism is a really short book on the phenomenon of minimalism. If you are still exploring whether minimalism is your life choice, you may go through this quickly, although I am doubtful if this will help you decide. The various kinds of minimalism covered in the book at the beginning is more from the perspective of presenting facts than helping you to take a call. My belief is that it is stories of others and the reasons that they give for choosing a minimalist life that are often more inspiring than the concept itself. If you are already a minimalist, it is unlikely that you would benefit greatly from it.
What I did find useful was that the book provides very simple, practical tips for adopting a minimalist life style while living a typical family life. The suggestions are very practical, things that you can do without troubling others around you. The book is very practical, with little focus on the meaning that this may hold for you. The advertisements within the book were a little annonying.