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Spare by Prince Harry

56 reviews

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

hannahpings's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

ended up liking spare a lot more than i thought i would. a moving, engaging reflection on self-actualization, liberation, and love. this is a man!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Racism

savyelizabeth's review

dark informative reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Violence, and War

optimisticcautiously's review

challenging sad tense slow-paced

1.0

This book made me hate Harry. He describes hurting people in such callous terms (not just his bragging about killing Taliban - and, no matter what he claims, he was bragging- but also incidents like the fireworks in the hole, THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO TALK ABOUT).

Also, his descriptions of his “service” are such a joke. He has no clue what it is like to serve. He missed the entire point of hostile environment training. He describes the favouritism he received without realizing that’s what he is describing.

Plus his lack of insight that the criticism reported is based on his behaviour. Plus his freaking Oedipal Complex. Plus his todger stories. And…

He thinks no one was protecting him, but this book shows the Palace was protecting him from being revealed to the public for the ass he is. Don’t believe me? Read it in his own words.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, and Misogyny

Lack of compassion/empathy (bordering on sociopathic behaviour). Possible narcissistic abuse.

bek_p87's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

Heartbreaking, raw, honest. Think what you want about the British Royal Family, but you can't deny that losing your mother at 12, growing up hounded by press, and having to get every aspect of your life approved by faceless courtiers would destroy many of us. I've aways been glad Harry and Meghan were able to escape his gilded cage and are trying to establish some sort of normal life for themselves and their children, but after reading this I am even gladder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I rarely read memoirs, so I don't know how to critique them.  Instead, I'll share a few thoughts.  I listened to this, which is the best approach to this work.  It would be best if you listened (at regular speed) to Harry speaking to understand how sincerely he feels about his story.  It's hard to know if all the conflicts in his life, especially with his father and brother, happened as he tells it.  Do two people ever tell the same story about a situation?  

This is a story of a boy without a stable home life whose mother dies tragically.  That trauma carries into war zones and his search for a relationship that can withstand the scrutiny of the press.  With the help of therapy, he's able to move forward.

Some of the best parts for me were learning about life in the palace, at Eton, and in the army.  It was also fascinating to learn how Prince Charles divided royal duties and access to money between the brothers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, War, Classism, Grief, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Cursing

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

You know his life is fucked when he’d enter a war zone to escape the paps. Vive la république! 3🎳

NB This was actually quite boring as I’ve read 3 Royal bios & knew everything already. The Palace Papers is 100x better! Kate Middleton’s chapter is tantalising. However, this did make me want to go to Botswana. 

Other thoughts:

• I cannot believe I now know that Prince Harry is circumcised 
• Find it hilarious that according to Haz Charles is in his ‘Camilla era’ - Taylor take note! ✍️
• On a serious note his hatred of the media (especially Murdoch) is palpable - I wonder if he’ll pursue them in court
• On a personal note I don’t love that Harry is convinced we (US + allies) were the ‘good guys’ in Afghanistan - and his refusal to think critically about the wider implications and complexities of the war/occupation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Violence, War, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Body horror, Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, and Grief

theabee's review

challenging informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Classism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Stalking, Violence, War, Addiction, and Animal death

alanabenjamin's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

2.75

I love memoirs but this is low on my list. 

The choices in content and narrative structure are baffling at best. 
However, the last 1/3 is better than the first 2/3. That's its saving grace. 
So many of his family members caught strays - more of a gossipy tell-all than a constructive interrogation of the Royal family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Mental illness, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Miscarriage, Antisemitism, and Violence

natbooks_'s review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent