The concepts in the book are great and really interesting. Properly life changing. However, the style of the book often comes off as a pompous, late night TV infomercial.

I liked the anecdotal stories and evidence, and I liked the emphasis on experiential living. I think this could have all been condensed into a shorter book. I think there was a good amount that droned on too long.

While reading this, I was thinking that I wouldn't be able to remove that much stuff from my life. I'm not especially materialistic but I do like my CDs and books. However, something started happening while reading it... I did clear out a lot of clothes and now I can move the hangers in my wardrobe without everything falling out or without swearing! And then I started looking at my book shelf thinking, "Actually, I probably won't read that again but so-and-so might appreciate it". Next I started going through magazines ripping out the hits I wanted to read or keep... the recycling box is now overflowing.

So, it was worth reading. Some of it went over my head but other parts were interesting. It's worth a read - the final chapter and appendices are especially inspiring.

Had a great message and was overall informative and inspiring. Pretty repetitive though, could have been half as long.

At times a bit folksier than I personally care for (frequent "you see"s and use of the second person), but overall a decent book. At times a bit muddy in descriptions, but not totally unclear.

Now I know why my dad pushed for me to have a basement. He was planning all along for me to get his junk. Stuff I didn't want anyways. The book just reinforced what I've been putting off - getting rid of my stuff and his. For anyone reading this review - no one wants anymore stuff than they have right now. Get rid of it now.

This book creates a great argument for why we should get rid of stuff... a place I already was, so the argument was a little like listening to myself. It had this way of making me feel slightly guilty, but I think will ultimately motivate me to get rid of more stuff. It's a book I could come back to in the future as a reminder of why I need to get rid of "stuff" and start living life more. I would recommend it if you like reading about consumerism. It's sort of depressing to me, but perhaps you would enjoy it more!

Good idea in theory, choosing experiences over possessions, but I'm a consumer and I will probably stay that way. I'd still recommend reading this, however. Amazing how people can live with minimal "things".

Based around a premise that would have made a passable 1200-word editorial, Stuffocation instead stretches to hundreds of pages weighed down by wandering anecdotes and baffling facts that seem to offer little practical advice on how to de-clutter our lives. (In 1927, only 20% of US shoe factories were operating year round - of course.)

While Wallman has a definitive style that some will enjoy, for many it will prove tedious. Stuffocation comes across more like abstract dictation on the future of society than an understanding about how anyone apart from the well-heeled middle classes struggle with materialism.