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mcarabooboo's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
the_true_monroe's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Slavery, Excrement, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and Classism
iinasomnia's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
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.lizziaha's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Miscarriage, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Slavery, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Animal death and Racial slurs
mads_reads_books's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism
erica_reads_everything's review against another edition
5.0
Was it so much more than that? Yes it was.
I have a whole new appreciation for Harry as a man, a soldier, and a father. I believe him and I am glad that he shared his truth. I hope that he continues to try to break the generational trauma created by his mother's death and the British media.
Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy
jessiereads98's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Bullying, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Cultural appropriation