Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take 🎧 Audiobook
Laziness Does Not Exist
Devon Price · 2021
🎙 Narrated by Em Grosland
63/100
👎 Skip It
Price makes a compelling, well-researched case that what looks like laziness is usually burnout, but the book bites off a lot — diet culture, activism, parenting — and reviewers note it can feel unfocused as a result. It also leans into capitalism/colonialism-critique framing that's more opinion than neutral self-help, worth flagging for readers expecting a lighter touch. Em Grosland narrates, though I don't have specific listener feedback on her performance here.
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⚠ Parent note — our reviewers flagged: Includes capitalism/colonialism-rooted social critique framing that's more ideological opinion than neutral self-help — worth flagging for readers expecting non-political content. We still scored it 63; these are context for your family, not an automatic skip.
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🎙 Narration: unknown Em Grosland narrates for the Simon & Schuster Audio edition, but no specific listener commentary on her performance was found.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety72
Substance / usefulness68
Craft & writing62
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy58
Hype vs delivers52
Age-fit65
Human-eye read58
Penny’s verdict63
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