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This is a pleasant easy read. The layout is great, it’s broken up into sections which makes it easy to pick up whenever you have a free moment. I think overall it is a great book on moderation, being intentional and learning a little about Swedish culture along the way. It was nothing groundbreaking but I think it has some great ideas for someone outside of Sweden to try and implement or just learn a new perspective. It definitely isn’t a deep look into Lagom but more about lifestyle of moderation. All that being said I’d recommend it.

This book is a grab-bag of lifestyle tips from someone who has lived in Sweden for several years. It's a pretty little book, but it doesn't go too deep. It feels a bit like paging through a magazine. There are lots of boxes and lists about how to bring nature inside your home, how to manage your time, how to interact with your family, how to reduce your carbon footprint, etc. A lot of it is, honestly, common sense stuff about living with moderation and giving thought to your home and schedule instead of just mindlessly consuming.
I didn't think it was a life-changing book or anything, but just paging through the clean, bright pages that talk about simplicity and contentment and coziness made for a happy couple of hours.

There were things that were new to me, things that were not, and things that did not pertain to me, but it was an easy read. I did learn from it.

Baskets and sheepskins and prayer tables used as kitchen islands--a book of pretty pictures of second (third?) homes in pretty "natural" surroundings.½

This is a pretty thick book, especially considering it advocates moderation. Here's the digest version (for Americans): work less, bike more, stop buying so much stuff, enjoy a danish now and then, especially with a friend.

Bonus points for properly cited endnotes. They add just the right amount of Scandanavian "I may be particular, but it's because I'm right" tone :)

Though it looks almost identical to the Lagom book I read a few days ago, this was a better one. Less constantly defining Lagom as undefinable and more about how Swedes live and isn't it a good idea? Like a checkout counter book version of The Nordic Theory of Everything. This made a cultural ethos of Lagom that still didn't seem quite what the author said it was but did make alot of sense.