tdhuck's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Drug use, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Death of parent, Death, and Stalking
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Antisemitism, Addiction, and Bullying
celinececilia's review against another edition
4.5
- Sehr schnell reingekommen
- Sogwirkung
- Spannend
- Sehr flüssig und teils auch schön geschrieben
- Normaler Mann muss sich einer außergewöhnlichen Situation anpassen
- Wut auf Paparazzi und Journalisten wurde noch größer
- Besonders im 3. Teil zu sehr gekürzt
- Hätte mir Bilder gewünscht
Graphic: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking
Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, War, and Drug use
Minor: Death, Miscarriage, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts
peytonhhill's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, War, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Death of parent
laurenabeth's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Classism, Racism, War, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Car accident, and Bullying
Minor: Drug use, Stalking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
at806's review
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Mental illness, Racism, War, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Animal death, Car accident, Miscarriage, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
sarah_hutchins's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: War, Stalking, Car accident, Death, and Islamophobia
Minor: Colonisation, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Misogyny
hannahcstocks's review
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Classism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Murder, and Miscarriage
kim_lommaert's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent and War
Moderate: Racism and Stalking
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
julesvision's review
4.25
Minor: Stalking, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
ashbooks5's review against another edition
4.5
I think that Harry is a deeply emotional person who has not been allowed to show or share that emotion in both public and privately among his family and I think that can do a number on a person. When he receives the news that his mother has died, no one hugs him or really comforts him. He is expected to show that infamous British stiff upper lip. I was shocked to find that for most of his life, Prince Harry thought that his mother faked her death and intended to resurface in the future. Every day he thought that he would receive a call from his mother who would tell him where to meet her. Reading about this was heartbreaking.
The first section of the book recounts how Harry acted out a lot in his teens and twenties after his mother's death. Some of these stories are hilarious such as his encounter with shrooms at Courteney Cox's house and how he had one of his school friends shave his head (I cackled) but some were also definitely disappointing like his decision to dress up as a Nazi officer to attend a costume party. I actually remember seeing those pictures and being highly disappointed in him as he was my "favorite" prince of the two.
The military section of the book was kind of boring but I appreciated it because Harry was allowed to be himself completely in the British army. Also, his position was revealed numerous times in the press when he was serving in the military in Afghanistan, and I am surprised whoever did this wasn't arrested because he ended up being targeted.
The last section was all about his love story with Meghan Markle and I loved it. (I may have thrived on the fact that I got married within a few months of this royal couple.) I am appalled at the treatment of Meghan Markle by both the British and American press. I think we can all know why she's been getting such a different treatment but there are those who pretend to not see the rampant racism. It is for this reason that Harry asked to take a step back from royal service which ended up leading to them basically being booted from the royal family (with no security, might I add).
Other things I took away from the book:
- Harry's frostbitten...um...nether-regions after his exploit to the North Pole (I wish I could say I didn't laugh buuuuuut)
- The anger of his family when Harry speaks against the press
- How much Prince William (and Kate Middleton) needs to get over himself
- No like seriously...
- Harry's love of Botswana and his work with conservation and also his work with veterans
- How much of a boss Meghan Markle is
- My happiness when Harry started therapy
All in all, I enjoyed Spare. I wish all of the best for Harry and Meghan. Honestly, I'm happy for them both because they're living away from the limelight and as privately as they can.
Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Drug use, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and War