I think this is a pretty good primer on minimalism. There wasn't much groundbreaking information, but it was helpful. I liked the last couple of chapters about being a "minsumer" (minimalist consumer) and taking into consideration the full lifecycle of the things we consume. For all of her talk about minimizing our impact on the environment, I would have liked to hear her acknowledge that living as "lightly, gracefully, and beautifully as possible" involves also minimizing the suffering we inflict on non-humans and embracing a vegan lifestyle.