NCLA Review - While there is much written and discussed about the need we have in this technological and very busy world to simplify our lives both spiritually and practically, this book does not aid the reader in practical ways to accomplish the task. Written by two authors, the sections of the short book are extremely different in style and approach. The first section written by Pam was easy reading but cluttered with biographical tales that often did not add to the subject. The second half by her husband was wordy and contained some disturbing ideas on theology and prophesy. Though there were some good thoughts on keeping the Sabbath and not letting technology rule our personal lives, these were not enough to overcome a serious lack of content and practical applications. There are many better books on the subject of simplicity than this one. Rating: 1 —AL ( )

First let me say, I really, really wanted to like this book. The synopsis sounded perfect for one wanting to find a simplistic life. I enjoyed Pam's writing style. It was engaging, and I was through her writings before I knew it. She covered a lot of good and interesting subjects but didn't deal with them as thoroughly as I felt she needed to. Yes, I know that one needs to clear out the clutter in their spiritual life before they can take care of their physical life. That was covered pretty well, but the physical clutter needed to be dealt with more. If one has a lot of clutter around, then they really need a more in-depth approach of how to get rid of it. There was a reason the clutter was kept to begin with, and those things needed to addressed more than they were.

The last half of the book was authored by Chuck. I found it to be more preachy and annoying. Yes, there were good points, but all I wanted to do was get through "his" part. I feel awful saying that, but I got very tired reading about all his health problems and all the references to his past books he authored.

Although there were things that I really didn't like, the book had a lot of useful ideas. It was worth the read, and I did learn a few things. I just wish it were more in-depth with how to achieve simplicity. ( )