Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
How We Got Over
Trevy Ann McDonald · 2003
66/100
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A genuinely moving anthology of Black faith and resilience with a commendable charitable mission, drawing on more than sixty voices across the African diaspora. The chorus of personal testimony is its greatest strength, but the absence of a strong editorial hand means the depth and quality vary considerably from piece to piece. Readers in African American faith communities will find it resonant; outside that specific audience it is harder to recommend with confidence.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety85
substance65
craft60
originality68
accuracy70
hype65
age-fit80
human-eye62
Penny’s verdict66
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