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ankelsocks's review against another edition
5.0
I'm quite blown away by this book. The biggest chunk of it reads(listens) like an autobiography, detailing Hannah's life as a child in a tiny Tasmanian town to where she gains traction as a comedic artist. The last half is a detailed description of how she sculpted Nanette out of her trauma's. Red threads through the story are Hannah's autism, her relationship with her mother, her sexual- and gender identity and her (in)ability to interact with the world around her. The first half has its slow parts, but is generally really helping to gain insight in what made Hannah Gadsby who she is. She is witty, self -deprecating, but also critical and angry, especially when she mentions the political tensions surrounding homosexuality in Australia during her growing up. I listened to the audiobook, which I'd generally really recommend, since it's read by Hannah herself, telling you her story.
However much I loved this book, it was also incredibly triggering. Perhaps it was the added layer of hearing Hannah Gadsby read/tell the book herself, but the book is full to the brim with heavy topics. Suffering from mental illness myself, this book triggered anxiety attacks in me. I often listened to while cycling, and sometimes had to stop because the book made me too anxious or sad.
If you can find a way to deal with that though, please read(or better: listen to) this book.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
ce_read's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
lou_o_donnell's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
beccaruthe's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Excrement, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War
stories's review against another edition
5.0
Not sure if it would have been “better” to have already seen Nanette, but I hadn’t and I loved it.
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation
Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Dysphoria, and Classism
Just, yknow. All the warnings. Heed the triggers provided at the start of the book. It’s carefully packaged, but triggers are triggers.liormaleficent's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
thempshall's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail