Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Spare by Prince Harry

7 reviews

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

katndrsn's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

yarnarh's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

0.5

Privilege White boy born as a prince complaining about his life and being way to invested in going to war and killing people.

Felt sad for him that paparazzi were harassing him but my god is he delusional and out of touch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Classism

frostrr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Props to Harry for having the courage to tell his own story. He doesn’t hold back on his feelings about his brother, father and especially the press. The book felt like a long answer to “why we left the royal family”. I loved he and Meg’s love story, but I wish he had talked more about his children, as he mentions always wanting to be a father. Much of part 3 was a breathless account of the furor leading to their departure from their royal roles with brief mentions of the birth of the babies, especially Archie. His account of his time at war was enlightening as I don’t normally read firsthand descriptions of modern warfare. I did have to skip/skim a few pages tat touched on hunting and animal cruelty (poaching). His grief for his mother is palpable throughout and I’m sad that the adults in his life failed him in dealing with it as a child. I don’t see how there will be any reconciliation between Harry and his family after this book. William in particular comes across like a jealous, distant, self-absorbed man. I would recommend this book to those interested in the inner-workings of the royal family, the complicated dynamics between family members, and their relationship with truth and the press. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and War

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Violence

raccoonteeth's review against another edition

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Classism

morganjamiejones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism