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mija333

You Too Can Have a Body Like Mine: A Novel | Alexandra Kleeman

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I, on the other hand, was turning solvables into unsolvables and then trying to solve them.

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shanaqui

Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America | Wendy A. Woloson

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I found this interesting, though I think it could've been a bit shorter by sometimes just saying “just as with XYZ“ instead of repeating the whole thing...

It's thorough and well-sourced (50 pages of numbered endnotes), and includes examples of various advertising images etc etc to illustrate points.

It's sort of my 3/5 stars: “liked it, but...“

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Chelsea.Poole

American Bulk: Essays on Excess | Emily Mester

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What a great essay collection! I loved the way Mester featured her eccentric grandmother (and relationship with her son/Mester‘s father) in the beginning, middle, and then end of the book to display different aspects of “excess”. There‘s an essay on “fat camp”, the American mall, wealth, sweepstakes, the Midwest, boarding school, and much more that had me entertained during work. Recommended for my fellow essay enthusiasts!

ManyWordsLater Stacked! 8mo

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onionsforever

American Bulk: Essays on Excess | Emily Mester

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As a fellow daughter of Chicago suburban decadence I liked this a lot

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Darklunarose

The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store | Cait Flanders

Downloaded and ready to go for tomorrow

seibelsays I love that one. I listen to it every January to try to motivate me to clean out my stuff. 9mo

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Balibee146

Affluenza: The All-Consuming Epidemic | John de Graaf, David Wann, Thomas H. Naylor

Still ignoring all my part read novels for non fiction on #kindle.

Christmas shopping season seems to have triggered my anti consumerist mindset lol.

This is the 3rd edition from 2014. Still has plenty of relevance but will be behind the ever increasing curve, given the horrors of Tik Tok shop, Stanley Cup frenzy etc

Luke-XVX No book updates in awhile, hope you‘re doing ok! 11mo

Balibee146 Hey @Luke-XVX thanks for your ask - that's so thoughtful of you. I got a new android phone and not having the app is a barrier to coming on here for me. Still reading - though a lot of non fiction always at this time of year. Hope you are well and all is good! 11mo

Luke-XVX Ahh that‘s a tad frustrating! Coming down with something but I‘m generally ok. Desperate to stick to my new book ban for the year! 11mo

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Balibee146 @Luke-XVX ah no.. 11mo

Balibee146 @Luke-XVX hope you feel better quickly. I am allowed one specific book that is out in April and that's it. Not an easy ask but I have so many tbr I already own lol 11mo

Luke-XVX Thank you! I‘ll dose up and hit the lemon ginger teas hard! 11mo

Luke-XVX What book are you waiting on? 11mo

Balibee146 @Luke-XVX nice tea choice. The book I'm allowing myself. Is the third. One in the Mark Lawrence Library trilogy 11mo

Balibee146 An easy and fun read and I like things that are timey-whimey 😂 11mo

Luke-XVX I had to look him up on Goodreads and it turns out I‘ve read one of his and have that library on my “want to read” list. One day! 11mo

Balibee146 @Luke-XVX "one day" is my book reading motto lol. Which one did you read before? 11mo

Luke-XVX Prince of thorns. I was quite surprised by the language in it. A decent read though. 11mo

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RavenclawPrincess913

Feed | M. T. Anderson

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Schwifty

No Logo 10th Anniversary Edition | Naomi Klein

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As a big admirer, it took me too many years to get around to reading this. No Logo is an account of how corporations began selling brands instead of products, ideas, lifestyles and symbols instead of commodities. With that came the focus group and brands marketed to specific demographics like urban youth who integrated Nike swag into gang culture. Into the 90s, public outcries against sweatshops and environmental degradation awoke a resistance.

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Daily

The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store | Cait Flanders

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In this memoir, Flanders takes us on a journey of self-discovery as she embarks on a year-long shopping ban and decluttering mission. As she confronts her own consumer habits and seeks to simplify her life, she uncovers profound truths about the nature of happiness and fulfillment....
Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6433577596

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