Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Stories for Getting Back to Sleep
Diane Gillespie · 2018
70/100
👍 Worth It
The concept here is genuinely clever: stories designed to be memorized and replayed mentally in the dark, written by a psychologist who understands how narrative affects the body. The prose is calm and purposeful, and the charitable angle is a nice touch. Its appeal is narrow — this is strictly for adult insomnia sufferers — but within that niche it's a thoughtful, well-crafted tool.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance68
craft72
originality78
accuracy70
hype80
age_fit72
human_eye66
Penny’s verdict70
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