Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Boundaries: The Power of No, Second Edition
Jeffery Dawson · 2016
🎙 Narrated by Susan L. Crawford
58/100
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The giver/taker framing is relatable and Susan L. Crawford gives it a competent read, but the reception itself is mixed — some listeners found it genuinely useful for assertiveness, others called it thin, repetitive, or flagged factual and editing errors. With a near-4-star average built on real complaints about depth and accuracy, this lands as a middle-of-the-pack pick rather than a standout in a crowded boundaries niche.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
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🎙 Narration: fine Susan L. Crawford narrates; no independent commentary on narration quality found beyond the basic credit.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety75
Substance / usefulness52
Craft & writing55
Originality50
Evidence & accuracy50
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit80
Human-eye read55
Penny’s verdict58
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