Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
How to Be a Stoic
Massimo Pigliucci · 2017
🎙 Narrated by Peter Coleman
81/100
👍 Worth It
This is the real deal: Pigliucci lays out practical Stoicism clearly, ties it to modern cognitive-behavioral therapy, and it's earned strong, consistent praise, including from Tim Ferriss. The narration's a mixed bag though — Peter Coleman is clear and easy to follow for some listeners, flat and dull for others, so know that going in. Solid pick for real Stoic substance, audio quirks aside.
✦ 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 Peter Coleman narrates; listeners are split — some call it clear and easy to follow, others found it flat or boring.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing80
Originality65
Evidence & accuracy80
Hype vs delivers60
Age-fit85
Human-eye read80
Penny’s verdict81
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