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torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
beatriks's review against another edition
3.25
Overall very painful and yet another celebrity memoir that emphasizes how toxic fame is and how utterly dangerous and harmful the press (ESPECIALLY the British press) can be.
I really appreciate that positive effect therapy has had on Harry and I wish him and his family all the best.
I was never particularly interested in Royals or Royal gossip, and this book won't make me. Leave these people alone, especially if they're underaged.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and War
emilycheslock's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Drug use, Misogyny, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Addiction, Blood, and Abandonment
mickiemac's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Death of parent and War
kerrbearlib's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
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
kcbatts's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Drug use, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
emadisonc's review against another edition
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
kimrahn's review against another edition
3.75
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
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