Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

26 reviews

catastrophic's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

PLEASE READ THIS. If you're autistic, have ADHD, if you're LGBT+, and/or a woman, you will feel so much less alone. If you want to better understand those experiences, this gives such a rich  insight along with Hannah's classic humour lightening things up as you go. Please read this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

joycelpants's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Medical trauma

jazzlioness's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Car accident and Abortion

There’s no way to know when these topics are going to come up and the whole book is a deep dive into a lot of different and inter-related traumas. It’s extremely intense.

jeremy_bearimy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Recommend the audiobook, which also includes clips from Nanette.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

annabunce's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Hannah Gadsby's brilliance shines through beautifully throughout. Loved this

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

keatynbergsten's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Lesbophobia