This is an interesting book and one that I am definitely not drawn to read naturally. But my mom has had a couple of medical issues lately and it got me thinking even more that she's got a LOT of $h*t in her house and when she dies, we will have to go through it all. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning discusses döstädning, which is an act of decluttering and clearing out unnecessary belongings along the way instead of after a death and before it's a requirement. There are so many things we acquire for whatever reason: we bought it, it was a gift for a birthday/Christmas/house warming/etc, or whatever! This book is not at all about never collecting things - but to just understand what we have and why. Do we need 20 big dinner plates, bowls, etc when we only have room at a table for 4-6? Do we need clothes that hold 0 sentimental value that will never fit again? And all those encyclopedias.... do we need them now that we have phones and the internet and Google? These are just a few of the questions I have asked myself while reading this book. BUT I DO NEED ALL MY FUNKOS NO ONE GET IN MY WAY!!

3.5. out of 5 stars! I enjoyed this short, quick read! And some solid advice from this book: "Save your favorite dildo, but throw away the other fifteen!"