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Publisher's Summary
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles? Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results. In fact, none of Kondo's clients have lapsed (and she still has a three-month waiting list).With detailed guidance for determining which items in your house "spark joy" (and which don't), this international bestseller featuring Tokyo's newest lifestyle phenomenon will help you clear your clutter and enjoy the unique magic of a tidy home-and the calm, motivated mindset it can inspire.
What the critics say
"Ms. Kondo delivers her tidy manifesto like a kind of Zen nanny, both hortatory and animistic." (The New York Times)
"Narrator Emily Woo Zeller captures the voice of author Marie Kondo so perfectly that it's as if the Japanese de-cluttering guru is speaking in person." (AudioFile)
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- Amazon Customer
- 2018-03-06
Really Insightful
After getting through this book, you'll wonder why anyone would ever live in a house full of cluttered junk. The lessons in this book are easy to apply and are explained clearly.
Two thumbs up.
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- claudia crespo
- 2018-09-20
Worst book ever made me clean for 5 days straight
I always been a messy person and I thought I lived a great life in my mess but then I decided to listen to this book and it made clean for like 5 days straight now my apartment looks amazing and I feel great but I hate cleaning and now I feel like I have to do it all the time. Horrible. What kind of life is this.
27 people found this helpful
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- Monana
- 2018-05-14
Great book, not great narration
I'd love to have a better narration of this book available. The content is fantastic and I strongly feel is something everyone should read!
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- Gentleman Gamer
- 2018-09-19
Unexpectedly Helpful
I got this book on a bit of a whim, not entirely sure why; I'm a 20 something male university student, and while cleanliness is nice to me, it's not exactly high on the priority list if I'm honest.
This got me to care however; it went into depth on why tidying is important, how it effect you and most importantly, how to take some of the hard steps needed to be tidy. Even if you're not someone who normally likes self-help, 'how to be more organzied' sort of books, this still comes highly recommended. As someone who's not in that camp myself, it was helpful to me.
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- Sharon
- 2019-02-05
monotone, but
The narration can seem a bit flat, but somewhat suited to the type of book.
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-04-26
narrators voice is the worst
I love this book and I love the show, but the narrator for the audiobook has a super annoying nasal voice that almost sounds robotic sometimes. I'd much rather hear Marie with her cute Japanese accent. Its worth buying even if you dont like her voice because it has great content.
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- Anon
- 2020-06-10
inspirational
I watched her Netflix show, and I love how this book gives guidelines, as a great combo with the show.
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- Steph
- 2020-05-25
Captivated and Inspired
I had to force myself to pause at the end of the 4th section (of 5) of the book when I realized while doing laundry that I had almost flown through the book in one sitting. I have since Konmari'd a large amount of the house and slowly getting my fiance involved as he sees how much joy and ease the method and now life gives me. He's tackling areas of his house he hasn't touched since moving in 15+ years ago, changing things that have been long set in stone for him. For myself with Chronic pain, this has been life changing to have time to care for myself in new found ways or rediscovered ways. Its also given me the motivation I needed to truly tackle my habits, having already quit caffeine before, ive since improved my daily meals to be much healthier and bringing my bmi to a healthy state AND I've begun to exercise and even buckled down on my healthy sleep hygiene. THANK YOU Marie Kondo!! 💗🙏✌🏼
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- Lace
- 2020-04-16
Great way to meditate on your space and your mind.
Good listen. Great way to meditate on your space and your mind. Positive goals to a clean mind and a tidy house.
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- Marc
- 2020-04-13
Inspired me to tidy hardcore
Kondo's rationale and clear guidance make me want to tidy and I am shockingly lazy.
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- Rebecca
- 2015-02-22
I both love and hate this life changing book
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up?
At one point this woman tells the reader that they will love folding. I have a clean laundry basket and a dirty laundry basket, and i always have, because i hate folding. When i first listened to the narrator tell me this I audibly laughed. Absurd! Well 2 weeks later, I am finished with the clothes, books, and papers section of her guide and I just realized I didnt dread folding my clothes this weekend... I refuse to say that I love folding but saying that I dont dread/hate it is a huge step. I am so annoyed that she is right, and so happy to have amazing drawers.
I would describe my entire experience of the book like this. I am so annoyed with whatever she is saying and yet I want to do everything she is saying and in the end every step of hers that I have followed has been revolutionary for my life.
How annoyingly wonderful.
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- Jordan
- 2017-06-19
Concept is good, but...
I listened to this at the recommendation of my wife. I was all for living simply by tidying our space. Personally, this book lost me in talking about how my socks "feel" being rolled up or that I need to thank my shoes for the work they do each day. That's just not my thing.
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- jillan
- 2018-01-16
This should've been a magazine article.
What would have made The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up better?
By the time you get thru 2 chapters your entire house could've been spic and span & you still wouldn't have learned anything new.
All she says is - Throw things away. Imagine how you want your room to look. Then clean it. Put things away. Think about your loved ones having to clean your house out after you die & make decisions based on that.
I just saved you one credit & hours of your life.
What could Marie Kondo have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Written a one page magazine article rather than saying the same thing over and over again to make it a book.
People don't care that she wanted to clean her room instead of studying.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Emily Woo Zeller?
Anyone who could make a point rather than rambling on and on.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Anger at myself for wasting my time listening.
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- LuckyMe
- 2015-01-13
Definitely one of the best books on the subject
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
I have well over 100 books in my Audible library now, and while I came across several really excellent ones, this was the one that compelled me to write a review for the first time. I would definitely recommend this to a friend and have done so already. It is a fascinating listen. The author approaches such a mundane task as tidying with such passion, creativity and inspiration that I am absolutely amazed. I loved her very last chapter as well, where she points out that if you (the reader) pour as much passion into what you do, the results will surpass all expectations. It felt to me that Marie Kondo uses "tidying" as therapy sessions. I have finished her book in two long commutes during this cold and snowy Chicago winter. It was perfect, not too intense and yet so much to think about - my own home, things I possess and why. One other very interesting thing to me was that being a Japanese she describes how things are in Japanese households. I have travelled to Japan many times and I know that Japanese houses are much smaller than those in the US on average. Thus it was very fascinating how the author addressed the need for storing things in a Japanese home.
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up?
Her approach to life - surround yourself with things (and people for that matter) that "spark joy" - so easy, yet makes so much sense.
Any additional comments?
I also loved the narrator. She did a superb job especially pronouncing Japanese words. Oftentimes narrators butcher foreign words, but Emily did a fantastic job. I enjoyed this listen a lot!
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- Kathleen W Gilday
- 2015-01-09
This book brings me joy!!
As a person burdened with the possessions of a seven person household (and a pooch), I finally can see my way past the clutter and on to a "tidier" life. (By the way, I despise the word "de-clutter"... now it's "tidying up"!) The simplistic yet profound methods & thought processes introduced in this book have finally inspired me, not overwhelmed me. It was presented in a manner I could understand and relate to. I have started with my own clothes (first!!) and will continue with MY possesssions BEFORE I attempt to tidy-up my family. I feel freedom already. Thanks Marie Kondo!!
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- Debra Garfinkle
- 2015-04-08
Life-changing Indeed
I listened to this book several months ago-- twice. It's short and entertaining and easy to follow. Most importantly, it's changed my life. In the last few months, I've decluttered my bedroom closet, linen closet, hall closet, dresser drawers, bathroom, bookshelves, junk drawer, and office. Next up are the kitchen and garage. I feel so much better with my possessions winnowed down and organized. The book really has brought me joy.
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- Happy and Retired
- 2015-04-19
Inspirational
Book exceeded my expectations. At long last I can let go of "things ". I have more time to do the things that add joy to my life. I no longer have to spend hours trying to find items in the house which were hidden by clutter. My blood pressure has improved. Life-Changing is an understatement!
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- Reese
- 2016-10-01
Robot voice
There were some interesting points in here.
Some of it seems more of a "sounds good in theory" but doesn't sound realistic in practice. I also feel the author fosters a culture of waste. Advising to just throw everything away and buy it again if you ever need it again.
Also the narrator sounded like a text to speech program at times. If not text to speech, than the overhead voice at the airport.
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- Alejandro
- 2015-08-04
Okay Concepts but Horribly Written and Narrated
Narration is almost as if read by a computer program with random bursts of emphasis. Writing is self-absorbed and redundant about a simple subject. The concepts of this book, although extremely helpful, can be summarized onto one sheet of paper, and this book is an obvious money-grab typical of the modern guru-giddy world.
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- tamarind25
- 2015-02-24
A lot of silly advice with one or two gems
Some of the things Kondo suggests are pretty ridiculous and impractical- that said the biggest two take aways for me were don't keep anything that doesn't bring you joy and try to tidy up all at once, in one great effort- otherwise you'll be trying to tidy up for life. I enjoyed the narration and even the silly things were so out there as to be entertaining (like, don't roll up socks into angry balls, let them rest and, talk to your objects and thank them for service). Kondo really believes objects are alive in some sense and encourages us to act as if they are (are my purses happy to be stored here?) A few parts sounded like Things an OCD person would do (NEVER keep shampoo bottles in the bath area, always store them in cupboard and clean bottle everytime after use, NEVER buy in bulk, immediately throw out any overstock even if it seems wasteful). Unfortunately the silly advice was more plentiful than the practical so I have to give it three stars.
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