Rating: 2 Stars
Description: A detailed and deeper look into cleaning. The author explores cultural, religious and psychological reasons for cleaning other than just getting rid of dust.
Genre: Self-help
My Impression: I'm reasonably neat but I don't really enjoy cleaning. My husband is a major neat freak and so I was hoping this book would inspire me to find a little more enjoyment or purpose in cleaning for his sake. While I thought a lot of the information was interesting - especially the cleaning rituals and reasons in other cultures - the book just felt cumbersome. While I liked the basic message about cleaning being important that feels like the only message. This leads to a lot of repetition and the feeling kind of like reading in circles. I admire the author for her research and for the tenacity in getting her business off the ground but I didn't really enjoy the book. It felt a little like reading someone's thesis paper.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author?: I'd read an article by her but probably not a full length book.
Would I Recommend this Book?: No
It's too bad this wasn't better. I am not a huge fan of cleaning, but I find that once I'm in the middle of cleaning, I actually find myself feeling happier. I am not sure why. Of course, the best feeling comes when the house is all clean. That lasts for what? Five seconds? LOL
ReplyDeleteI was definitely hoping for more from this one. The main reason I get frustrated with cleaning is because of that 5 second thing! Everything looks clean and shiny and then the dog or a kid comes through and bam - right back where we started. I prefer cooking because at least there's an end result!
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