Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Spare by Prince Harry

7 reviews

dev921's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

dmswack3's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

I usually avoid memoirs and biographies due to their voyeuristic feel, but something about 2023 has made me want to listen to a few, and Spare was undoubtedly one of them. 

I highly enjoyed the narration Prince Harry gave, and the story itself was fun to listen to. His ghost writers was phenomenal in my opinion. I'm very glad I listened to it instead of reading it, however, because I think I would have found myself bored by some of the longer chapters had it not been read to me. 

Something else for readers to be weary of besides long chapters and perhaps boring text, should you choose to read this rather than listen- this story bares all... Like ALL. You will hear a LOT about the Prince's... Todger, as he calls it. Like a LOT. Where it's been, who's seen it, how it's been injured so uh. Fair warning there. 

Beyond the todger, this book really doesn't pull punches. I saw shocked at points, angered at others, cried at some. But I also felt myself thinking: is it all true? God I hope not. It's that bad. 

Give it a listen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

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

kaiciemesser's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

laheath's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

I don't consider myself a Royal watcher, but I can remember as a child, getting up really early to watch the televised wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana. I remember when their sons, William and Harry, were born; the precious pictures of Princess Diana with her 2 young boys; her tragic death; and the heartbreaking images of those boys walking in her funeral procession. After such tragedy, as those boys grew into men, I, like much of the world I think, had hoped they would find happiness in marriage and building their own families. Unfortunately, the discord that has rocked the Royal Family continues the tragedy for William and Harry.

Prince Harry shares his seemingly thorough and honest memoir including stories from growing up as a Royal, memories of his mother, school days, relationships with family members, his military career, dating, scandals in the press, charity work, meeting & marrying Meghan, beginning a family, and their ultimate decision to split from the Royal Family. He reads it with an audible degree of emotion, even discussing his battle with panic attacks and PTSD before finding a therapist. This may be just 1 side of the story of everything that has transpired within the Royal Family over the past several years, but this comes from someone far down the line of succession to the throne, which I feel makes him less likely to hide anything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

caitlincooper03's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism

bootsmom3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Sexual content