Reviewed: A Life Stripped Bare
I finally got around to reading Leo Hickman's 'year trying to live ethically'. We have previously reviewed, his guide to ethical living - 'A Good Life', which we rated as a "damn fine reference book". His second book 'A Life Stripped Bare' takes us beyond all these guides available; we are led along an autobiographical journey of how Leo and his family embraced ethical living. Leo may think 'embraced' is too strong a word, but he and Jane did ever so well in this consumer world which is designed for us to travel, eat and live unethically.
'A Life Stripped Bare' contains the usual eco tips and ideas but the best thing about Leo's book is his personal first hand experiences - the pitfalls of supermarket shopping, getting to grips with a wormery and travelling to Italy by train. I found myself drawing parallels with my own struggles - a less enthusiastic other half and yes, I had a rat in my compost heap too, but luckily the fate of my furry friend was not as horrifying as Leo's experience. I also enjoyed reading the sometimes inspirational, sometimes depressing, letters he received which appear in the book. Another 'damn fine' read. [Ella]
A Life Stripped Bare is available in paperback from Eden Project Books priced at £7.99. Leo's journey to ethical living was originally reported in a series in the Guardian - read his list of tips here.
I was bought this for Christmas and it is a really good read. It opens your eyes to a lot of ways you can take steps in your own life to live greener with out the need to dress head to toe in hemp or build yourself a compost toilet.
Lots of practical advice for consumers and suppliers of greener products.
Posted by: neil | April 18, 2006 11:47 AM