Jaclyn’s Review: Ask the Organizer by Sandra Lane

Ask the Organizer: Answers to Organizing and Productivity Questions about Your Home, Office, and Life
written by Sandra Lane
published by Sandra Lane, 2019

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Did I enjoy this book? This book starts out by explaining that it’s a compilation of blog posts, and that is painfully obvious as you read the book. The book is structured as a Q&A, but every other answer directs you to the author’s Pinterest board. This doesn’t work when structured as a book. Additionally, the order of the content/questions isn’t logical. All the advice this professional organizer provides is readily available on Pinterest or random magazine articles. I did not learn a single useful thing from reading this book. Finally, and most egregiously, the author misspelled the word “voilà” not once, but TWICE! It wasn’t even a common or understandable misspelling–she sounded it out phonetically! “Whalah” What is that?!?

Would I recommend it? Not a chance! If you are at all interested in organization, I promise you already know everything this “expert” had to say. If you don’t know anything about organization, a quick search on Pinterest would tell you everything here FOR FREE! Don’t waste your time with this book.

 

About the book – from Goodreads: Get answers to all the organizing questions that will enable you to create a personal transformation increasing your productivity. Inside you’ll find household hints for decluttering, and organizing everything from water bottles to managing customer files on the road. Once you have put Sandra’s strategies to work, you’ll be in control of your space and time management will take on a completely new meaning.

 

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** This post first appeared on Every Free Chance Books (everyfreechance.com) on May 21, 2019.