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Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take

Star Child

Jennifer Martin · 2018
72/100
👍 Worth It

A raw, unsentimental memoir from a mother who watched her son live — and die — with a devastating rare disease, and who had the courage to write about it without self-pity. The three-part healing arc gives the book structure beyond a simple tragedy, and bereaved parents specifically report it lands with unusual force. A narrow audience, but for that audience it is genuinely valuable.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety85
substance78
craft72
originality68
accuracy75
hype70
age-fit80
human-eye70
Penny’s verdict72
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