![]() Thank you!ĮDIT: Knocking this down to one star because it sucks. I received a free ARC of this book from the publisher on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I'd like to add that I'm an Environmental Biology masters student, so am quite informed when it comes to this topic! If that helps. I think it was worth the read though, definitely if you're new to the environmental movement, although please don't let reading about peeing in a bottle put you off making changes!! Making changes doesn't need to be that extreme. I do think it's more a case of finding a few gems in the dirt, with a lot of the suggestions neither being free nor realistic. Overall, I learnt a couple new things that I will try to apply to my lifestyle from now on. Additionally, the humour in the book just fell flat to me. is important as that is definitely something that can go wrong and it read as very vague. If it was going to be included, I think more detail about making your own, lubes etc. I didn't learn anything from it, and it felt like it was only added to be a bit edgy. ![]() My other criticisms of the book would be that I don't think the part about sex added anything to the book. It's really important for societal change to be inclusive. Although the impact of eating fish was mentioned, I think perhaps it would have been good to emphasise how much more important cutting out fish is than straws. I also have heard stories from disabled people where they've been shouted at for asking for a plastic straw due to the widespread negativity associated with them and ignorance towards disability issues. For example, most alternatives to plastic straws aren't usable by most people by disabilities who need straws, for a multitude of reasons. I liked that disabilities were acknowledged in regards to straw bans, but I think the information towards it was half baked and missed out a lot of the main issues. Most working class people do not have the spare funds to do this sort of thing, do not have the space in their house, and nor is this in any way 'free'.Īnother issue I had with the book, was its attitude towards disability and straws. There was a part in the book that I thought illustrated this well, where the author talks about having instruments around the home and how they bought a second hand piano off of the site Gumtree. However this wasn't really the case so I felt a bit betrayed. For a book that is literally titled 'How to Save the World for Free', you'd think the emphasis would be on things that really are free and accessible to people who aren't middle class. I think my main gripe with this book is that the majority of suggestions in this book weren't free at all. Also, it's great that 10% of proceeds of this book will go to charity!! I thought there were a lot of good ideas in here, and I thought that how the book was organised into different areas of our lives was a really good idea. I really liked the section about being sustainable in regards to having periods, and I loved that the wording was inclusive to trans people who have them too. idk, it was informative and quick but i'd rather reread Waste Not insteadĪ concise environmental read outlining changes you can make to become more eco-friendly in all areas of your life!.and i would have prefered the advice to be a little more general, rather than uk & us focused.i wasn't a fan of the smug, White Vegan™ tone.the author literally mentioned that straws are essential items for many disabled people in the same breath they recommended everyone switch to paper, metal or glass straws □♀️.similarly boo for the allonormativity and ableism. ![]() ![]() yay for having a gender-neutral section about periods, boo for using gendered language for everything else.idk but maybe a book literally about saving the environment for free shouldn't have its advice centre around 'buy this instead of this'.(she did provide links and further reading & watch lists at the back though, so we'd at least know where to start).i couldn't actually go out and make these changes without a lot of further research. but there was so much general, abstract advice with no practical steps mentioned. ![]() i did learn a bit and liked the more unconventional chapters, like the one about banking.a well-structured, easy-to-read guide for people looking into the topic for the first time. ![]()
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