The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

#25 in Self-help

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Marie Kondō

First published 2011Original language JA

7.47.4 / 10
Score out of 10859 ratingsConfidence 85%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#25 of 29 in Self-help ahead of 14% of the category
192
Pages
about 3.5 h
Reading time

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About the book

"The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up" or shortly Tidying Magic is a book by Marie Kondo about professional organizing. The book was translated in more than 15 languages and sold worldwide more than 10 million copies.

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Reading order · Magic Cleaning

Full order & progress →
  1. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
    The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up2011 · 859 ratingsThis book
    7.47.4 / 10
  2. Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up
    Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up2012 · Not ranked yet
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  3. Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life
    Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life2015 · Not ranked yet
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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.4 across 859 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 85% of the weight and the score stays at 7.4 — the Self-help average of 7.7 barely moves it.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library7.364 8%
Hardcover7.4795 93%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • “I'm gonna try to implement the methods of tidying up in this book and i hope they'll work for me :D overall i enjoyed this book , it was sweet , simple and practical , i didn't get bored while listening to it and i…”

    ★ 4/5anon on Hardcover

  • “not a fan. Some ideas are nice. In general keep less junk. But otherwise, the stereotypical roles women must play or dress in gets tiring. The incessant need to try and find deep meaning or spiritualism as if throwing out shoes is a revelatory event…”

    ★ 2/5Ham on Hardcover

Frequently asked

How long is The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up?

It has 192 pages — shorter than 86% of the ranked books in Self-help.

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