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jamie_rich's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting
Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
siankrb's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Antisemitism, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
issyd23's review against another edition
3.0
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.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
sydneynorman's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
venetiana's review against another edition
3.75
It's in three parts: roughly, those are 1. Harry's childhood, 2. his time in the army, 3. his time with Meghan.
The childhood/yourh part is of course emotional and sad, but also interesting. The army part absolutely made me cringe, the way he talks about war and killing people etc. (also slightly racist, though I guess trying not to be). The third part was shocking in terms of the violent and racist press, the aggressions within the family/firm etc., but of course also romantic and hopeful. Harry reading the book himself certainly adds to that, and makes it much more personal.
Given how the author has spent his whole life "inside", certain views didn't surprise me, though I was kind of disappointed that he hadn't yet found the time to "adjust" them to a world less enabled by privilege. But I definitely respect how he shared all his traumata (and stories), and how he's working on them. I respect that Meghan and him left, it's a big step, and I think it was important to share and explain what led there.
That being said, one small thing, I felt the book ended quite abruptly.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism
The way Harry writes about travelling to Africa isn't always done well, there are sort of mildly racist bits (also, a bit white saviour-y and tourist-y). There are islamophobic/racist bits in the army part (quite violent at times). It's within the frame of the "duty" of war etc., but still.raccoonteeth's review against another edition
2.5
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