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I had some mixed feelings about this book. I liked it overall, but there were some areas that I couldn't really relate to. I think that may have been due to cultural differences though, and that some things possibly do not translate well from Japanese to English. I'll just divide this into some of the things I liked and things I can't ever picture myself doing (I didn't really dislike anything about the book, simply found some things a bit odd):

Things I liked:
1) Kondo strongly suggests decluttering (or "tidying"), rather than organizing.
2) She states that no special organizing products or supplies are required (I think that's great, since in the past, I have often thought that I could get and remain organized if I could just figure out what equipment was needed!).
3) She advocates for asking yourself "does this spark joy?" when deciding whether to keep or toss an item (I had a hard time with this because I often want to keep things just in case, and don't think some items will ever spark joy, even though I do need them).

Things I found odd and will likely never do:
1) Kondo says that every item should be taken out of your purse each day, and placed in a drawer - I will never do that, since I don't see the point of repacking every day, even if my bag does need to be reorganized sometimes.
2) She also takes every item out of her shower each day, wipes off, and stores - I don't see myself doing that either!
3) She says that when getting rid of possessions, they should be thanked for their service - I realize that this is another cultural difference, but not sure I could ever really do that and truly believe that items have feelings.

I do think this was a worthwhile read, and liked that it wasn't just another book about organization methods.