Not Buying It, By Judith LevineI just finished this book tonight, a day overdue from the library. It was overall a good book, though quite simplified. I was initially intrigued by the book because of the premise. The author, disallusioned by the overly consumeristic culture we live in, decided to take a year off of shopping and write a book about it.
A few chapters into the book I was disapointed. the author and her husband set up the rules for their project- the only things they could spend money on were neccessities, in general food and work related expenses. The disapointment came from what I think was unneccesary Necceseties. For example, the author was disgusted at the thought of using hankies as tissue- thus kleenex was counted in the could buy catagory.
As the book went on though, I was intrigued with her commentaries. She discusses the human nature aspects of buying, the psychological component of "why we buy."
If you are sympathetic at all to the concept of over-consumerism, this is a good read, but not great.
No comments:
Post a Comment