Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Remember the Sweet Things LP
Ellen Greene · 2009
84/100
👍 Worth It
The Sweet Things List is one of those memoir hooks that immediately makes a reader want to start their own version — a private running record of small kindnesses kept for twenty years and shared each Valentine's Day. Greene uses it to tell a genuinely rich marriage story that spans sailing the world, years in Shanghai, and ultimately facing Parkinson's with clear eyes. Publishers Weekly, Susan Wiggs, and librarian endorsement from King County all confirm this one earns its warmth.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety92
substance84
craft84
originality85
accuracy88
hype82
age-fit85
human-eye86
Penny’s verdict84
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