I loved and took away so many things from FLAMINGO ESTATE: THE GUIDE TO BECOMING ALIVE. There is so much beauty and wisdom in this book, that there were several moments I had to pause after while reading in order to fully take in the beauty I just read. And often, there were emotional. As a lover of gardening, I still learned things and enjoyed everything this book has to offer... especially the photos and the messages from nature such as how nature wishes to be different... it's just is as it is. A book for avid and pro gardeners and even for people who aren't! It felt sensual and like a luxury reading this book. It's such an experience that you feel alive while reading it! I greatly enjoyed the conversations and the inspiring people he has them with. I can't wait to get a hard copy... the perfect coffee table book!

Much gratitude to Chronicle Books and NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

I like how Flamingo Estate gives a new environment for us to becoming more alive in our life, with special conversations with luminaries from food, activism, wellness, and the arts. This is really good to read.

I'm not sure how to rate this book. Full disclosure, I had never heard of Flamingo Estate before I read this. I googled it after I finished reading. $50 bottles of olive oil, $98 for a jar of honey, a $60 tomato scented candle. This is a high end lifestyle brand out of LA. I'm definitely not the target audience for this magnum opus of a book. At 530 pages its a comprehensive look at the origins, history, and ethos of the brand including interviews with authors, celebrities, thought leaders, and Jane Goodall! I did appreciate the obvious dedication to natural, pleasurable, sustainable living. The before and after photos of the estate were really neat to see. I'm sure anyone familiar with this brand will enjoy hearing the author's point of view. 3 stars for me personally but rounded up to 4 for the breadth, depth, and sincerity of the work.

This is quite an odd book. I had a hard time reading much of it because of the font and background colors. It is also extraordinarily long, and seems to go all over the place. I think it might be better suited to a series of books broken into topics. The stills of porn movies caught me off guard too.