Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Triumph of the Heart
Megan Feldman Bettencourt · 2016
84/100
👍 Worth It
Bettencourt brings the rigor of serious science journalism to a subject that easily tips into sentimentality, and she earns the hopeful conclusion by taking readers through genuinely difficult material first. The range of contexts — road rage to Rwanda — makes the case for forgiveness across human experience in a way that feels earned rather than prescribed. A standout in its category.
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substance84
craft86
originality80
accuracy84
hype80
age-fit85
human-eye84
Penny’s verdict84
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