Mess

Millions of Americans struggle with severe clutter and hoarding. New York writer and bohemian Barry Yourgrau is one of them. Confronted by his exasperated girlfriend-a globe-trotting food critic-he embarks on a heartfelt, wide-ranging, and too-often uproarious project-part Larry David, part Janet Ma [...]
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Millions of Americans struggle with severe clutter and hoarding. New York writer and bohemian Barry Yourgrau is one of them. Confronted by his exasperated girlfriend-a globe-trotting food critic-he embarks on a heartfelt, wide-ranging, and too-often uproarious project-part Larry David, part Janet Malcolm-to take control of his crammed, disorderly apartment and life, and to explore the wider world of collecting, clutter, and extreme hoarding. Encounters with a professional declutterer, a Lacanian shrink, and Clutterers Anonymous (not to mention England's most excessive hoarder) as well as explorations of the bewildering universe of new therapies and brain science, help Yourgrau navigate uncharted territory: clearing shelves, boxes, and bags; throwing out a nostalgic cracked pasta bowl; and sorting through a lifetime of messy relationships.