I was torn in my thoughts about Stuffocation. To a large extent, it felt like a knockoff of a Malcolm Gladwell style of writing, and to that extent suffered from the same flaws, but to a much greater degree. I enjoyed the first third of the book, which had an interesting view of the history of marketing, and some information about minimalist living. As I get older, I am becoming more and more interested in reducing my "footprint" and living a more simple life, at least in some selected ways, which is why I thought the book sounded interesting. But after that first third of the book, it gradually started to become less about minimalist living, and more about expressing the author's liberal views, even if the connection with the theme of the book was a stretch. That part was hard to swallow, even though I agreed with some of what he was saying. I did not expect him to use the book as a platform for expressing his philosophical and political views...what I wanted was a good introduction to minimalist living, and I didn't get it. It just didn't have the practical application that I was hoping for.