The Story of Stuff

Overall, this is a pretty useful and interesting read, but her dismissive tone (why would anyone want to watch TV when they could instead have a nice conversation with friends!?!) and failure to acknowledge her privilege really turned me off. I found some of her critiques really unpersuasive, especially with regard to online services/retailers and why and how people engage in fashion.

Also, Annie Leonard/her editors do not know the difference between rein vs. reign and positive vs. negative feedback loops.

Fantastic book. I found it to be hugely informative and very easy to work through–a really digestible look at a whole bunch of related systems and processes that come with consuming, manufacturing and disposing of ‘Stuff'.

I also noticed that a lot of other books that I've been reading recently have been heavily influenced by this one. Would definitely recommend.