Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

132 reviews

poison_frogs's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, and Rape

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Hate crime

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abortion

emwilliams's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

The last two sections about the composition of Nanette the comedy show is incredible in its structure. The previous eight sections are the context you need to appreciate what Gadsby is doing and why. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Pedophilia, and Grief

emmylib's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, and Child abuse

teatunesandtales's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Ableism

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Abortion, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

alexashabit's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual assault

leesuh_cowtow's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

If you are a fan of Hannah Gadsby's performances, I highly recommend this in audiobook format. They lay their life bare, looking the hardest moments of their life directly in the face while still being kind to their "villains". That being said it is not something that everyone can read, it deals with a lot of the nuance of moving through trauma after rape or the systemic oppression of being a queer person before marriage was even a possibility. Please proceed with caution.

It's a story told honestly and gives context to the world around itself. I love how they contextualize Tasmania and the political climate of Australia in reference to their own journey through developing as an undiagnosed neurodivergent human. Hannah put forth the effort of acknowledging where their own privilege lies, and unapologetically says "please see the affected group for more on that". At it's heart, ten steps to Nanette is the directors cut of the Netflix special Nanette. The audiobook is definitely worth it on this one

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

team_mosaic's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Bullying, Homophobia, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Pedophilia

psitstorrie's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

This book was extremely healing for me. It’s dark and messed up, but the way they tell their story is unlike any other book I’ve read. There are hard parts but the humor is balanced so well that it never is too much. If you are neurodivergent or queer, this book will make you feel seen and loved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, Body shaming, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Violence

ciaomara's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Homophobia, Violence, and Ableism

Moderate: Rape and Drug abuse

nosmallthing's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Mental illness, and Homophobia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Ableism, and Suicidal thoughts