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Reviewed by K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite
Give Clutter the Middle Finger: A Chingona's Guide to Taking Control of Your Stuff and Your Life by Meggie Mangione delivers a refreshingly bold and brutally honest guide to home organization that throws out the rulebook and the judgment. Forget the Pinterest-perfect pantries; Mangione empowers readers to declutter on their own terms, showing that real organization is about reclaiming control, not achieving magazine spreads. With humor, empathy, and lived experience, she addresses how clutter relates to mental health, self-worth, and daily overwhelm. Mangione doesn’t just teach you how to get your house in order; she helps you feel better in it. It’s a call to stop apologizing for the mess and start living freely.
Author Meggie Mangione has crafted a book that most people I know need in their lives, myself included, to forgive ourselves for the chaos we all inevitably end up with in this busy world. The free and easy narrative flows with confidence and charm for a hilarious, heartfelt antidote to the perfectionist organizing culture that is relatable, but also keeps things frank and honest. Mangione speaks with the voice of a wise friend who’s been there and done that. She has also figured out a way that’s full of accessible life hacks that really work, and that you can start implementing the moment you set the book down. This is so handy that I felt immediately inspired to try some of her advice, and it worked. I loved the empowered approach that transforms decluttering into an act of self-love and liberation. It feels like a freeing, positive task rather than a chore that must be done, and that’s a rare thing in a capitalist world where we’re made to feel our productivity is our only quality of worth. Overall, Give Clutter the Middle Finger is an ideal read for overwhelmed parents, neurodivergent minds, and anyone tired of toxic tidying tropes, and I would not hesitate to recommend it.
