
#25 in Self-help
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
- 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.
Reading order · Magic Cleaning
Full order & progress →- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying UpThis book
7.47.4 / 10 - Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying UpSpark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up–Not ranked yet
- Joy at Work: Organizing Your Professional LifeJoy at Work: Organizing Your Professional Life–Not ranked yet
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.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 64 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 795 | 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…”
“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…”
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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