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Happiness Falls (Good Morning America Book Club): A Novel
Angie Kim · 2023
🎙 Narrated by Full cast: Shannon Tyo, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Thomas Pruyn, and Angie Kim
82/100
👍 Worth It
This is a smart, layered mystery about a missing father and a son who can't verbally explain what happened — it's as much about the assumptions we make around disability and communication as it is a whodunit. Angie Kim earned her Good Morning America Book Club pick, blending real suspense with genuine emotional and philosophical depth. The full-cast narration, including Kim herself, keeps the multiple perspectives clear and is well worth the listen.
✦ 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: excellent Full cast (Shannon Tyo, Sean Patrick Hopkins, Thomas Pruyn, and author Angie Kim) gives distinct voice to the novel's complex, multi-viewpoint structure.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety65
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing80
Originality85
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit70
Human-eye read85
Penny’s verdict82
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