Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
The Compulsive Woman
Sandra Simpson LeSourd · 1990
68/100
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Sandra LeSourd's courage in naming her own addictions gives this book a raw authenticity that pure clinical guides lack, and its 1990s faith-recovery niche found a real audience. But the dated psychological language, thin clinical scaffolding, and hard wall for secular readers keep it from being more than a period artifact for its specific community. Worth it if you're already in a Christian recovery context; a tougher sell anywhere else.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety82
substance58
craft60
originality62
accuracy55
hype65
age-fit78
human-eye60
Penny’s verdict68
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