Self-help β¦ Penny’s Take
The Boy Crisis
Warren Farrell Β· 2019
65/100
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The statistical documentation of real disparities in male outcomes is genuinely valuable, and the fatherhood-centered analysis will resonate strongly with family-values readers. But one co-author's ADHD claims have been called pseudoscientific, and the causal chain from fatherlessness to every problem is contested by critics β which means the book is informative but needs to be read critically rather than taken as settled science.
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Verdict receipt0β100
Faith & family safety80
Substance / usefulness70
Craft & writing66
Originality68
Evidence & accuracy57
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit80
π Human-eye gut-check63
Penny’s verdict65
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