I'm listening to Vivan Strange's reading of this. I find her commentary expanding upon the book to be more interesting and emotionally resonant than the book itself. Not to say it's a bad book (it's not) but it sometimes feels both incomplete & simplistic in its romanticism/lifestylism. Sure, Vivan Strange's additions are also idealistic. But I find something more valuable in a critique of how we view selfishness & altruism as a binary rather than just presenting the "lover" as a completely honest & anti-consumerist ideal. Ironically the former feels more honest to me. Although the book made me understand the idea of shoplifting as a form of protest a bit more. I also wonder if pokemon go offered that new outdoor game the author wanted, just worsened the issue or perhaps a bit of both (probably both).