Reviews

Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman

magic_mama_d's review against another edition

2.0

I really felt this book didn't have anything new to say. The tone was kind of snarky and condescending. I listened to it on audio, so maybe this was just how the narrator interpreted it. I didn't feel like the author felt that the reader was really "better than their mess"

kmp37's review against another edition

5.0

I found this book really, really helpful. It’s a good mentality to get into, and I’m going to do my best to adopt what it says. The checklists it gives at the end are really going to become a habit for me - or at least, I’m going to TRY to make them a habit.

Highly recommend for people living on their own for the first time, and anyone struggling to contain their mess.

kastrel's review against another edition

4.0

This book was really good! I was worried it would make me feel defensive and ashamed of the state of my house, but I actually found it gently encouraging and inspiring and I've already made some useful progress.

kayc7711's review against another edition

5.0

This has some really great advice in it. I like how it focuses on people who aren't as physically or mentally able as the audience cleaning books are normally aimed at.

silvershine's review against another edition

3.0

A good self-help book that breaks cleaning and organizing down into manageable chunks. I appreciate that it addressed people with physical and mental disabilities and that not everyone has the same level of ability. However it did a lot of repeating itself and slight changes of phrase to get the same idea across. I think the book could have been pared down even further, but I guess for some people it is more beneficial to hear the same thing repeatedly.

maryreads927's review against another edition

4.0

good advice

Good advice in here. Common sense and allows for the flaws that come with being human. I am going to apply the 20/10 rule to a lot of things now!

oleanderbat's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

leximariemaroo's review against another edition

5.0

I very much enjoyed this empathetic, helpful book about cleaning and living in a space you like that takes people’s differences (physical, emotional, learned, etc.) into account. Because I am me, I wanted about four times as many mini-challenges to try!

noraconradcom's review against another edition

3.0

There's a lot I liked about this book and there are a few chapters I skipped. If you've tried organization and find the work falling apart because your, not a full-time homemaker, this book is for you. There are some great tips for dealing with kids, spouses, and roommates as well as some simple cleaning tips. If you're already a super organized person you might skip some chapters (specifically the first couple). There are some repetitive ideas but I think for the right person, this book would be really helpful.

angiebayne's review against another edition

3.0

Basically this is your get organized and clean up book for the lazy couch surfer. Rachel Hoffman offers a gentle approach to getting yourself off the couch and cleaning up your mess. Her big push is a 20/10 rule where you clean for 20 minutes and then take a break for 10. Her suggestions are pretty basic and practical. Like making your bed, doing dishes and laundry without letting them pile up, and putting things away not down. She doesn't advocate for massive purges but stuff to fit your storage. She also doesn't advocate for frantic cleaning sessions, but doing a bit at a time. There is some good advice in here. Not everything is relevant for everyone, but I did like that she addressed everyone including students in dorms, people with families, lazy people living alone and everyone in between. There were a couple of editing mistakes (page number references missing) that made me cringe and the expletives could have been tamped down a bit. Otherwise it was a decent introduction to getting yourself on track.