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pamnc's review
3.0
Graphic: Animal death and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Miscarriage
abi_lowe's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Medical content
tdesy20's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Miscarriage
jewelleryjen's review against another edition
3.25
This book was very interesting, it smacks of privilege (having a bad time?!- fly to Botswana and escape) but of course it does, the guy was a Prince and doesn't know anything else. There are parts where I can see he's trying to say he's normal, but it made me cringe as it seemed very inauthentic (I shop in TK maxx and dry my laundry on the radiators round my flat). If you can give him the benefit of the doubt on those things this book is hugely telling. It's mostly about death, the press and his search for belonging. The entire family are utterly dysfunctional and he doesn't shy away from talking about it. They are expected to do what they're told, or what is tradition, and never show emotions, not even to each other.
This is an enjoyable book to read, the chapters are short and easy.
I missed out on some of it as I didn't know who he was talking about when referencing cousins etc and there were stories from papers that I'd never read or heard of, but it didn't stop me enjoying it.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and War
emileemaree's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol
Minor: Miscarriage, Racism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
eliza_beth_23's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
jeanettesreadingcorner's review
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
emadisonc's review
3.0
“Whatever the cause, my memory is my memory, it does what it does, gathers and curates as it sees fit, and there’s just as much truth in what I remember and how I remember it as there is in so-called objective facts. Things like chronology and cause-and-effect are often just fables we tell ourselves about the past. The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
Graphic: War
Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
leneliest's review
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Minor: Racial slurs
cleotheo's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Classism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism and Pandemic/Epidemic