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dmswack3's review against another edition
4.5
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.
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
marieshan4321's review against another edition
3.0
The memoir itself was fairly well written. Although, it did get a little wishy-washy for my taste at times. Personally, I didn't find the military escapades or drug induced self-destruction very interesting. I'm not pro-war or pro-military and I'm not interested in Harry's recreational drug use. This was something that made up a good chunk of the centre of the book and kind of slowed everything down for me.
His descriptions of Africa as some sort of mystical exotic getaway were a bit strange, especially coming from someone whose direct ancestors colonialised Africa as well as half of the planet.
I thought the whole situation with Harry, William and Charles seemed a bit petty and ridiculou on all sides. It just kind of made me wonder if these three grown-ass men have anything better to be doing than dragging each other in the media.
Maybe some fodder for the British republican perhaps next time they decide to call into question the role of the monarchy.
On the whole, this was a quick enough read if you listen to it as an audiobook and it gives an insight into Harry, his experiences and the lives of the modern royal family.
Admittedly, there was a few stories (something about Elizabeth Arden handcream and a certain frost-bitten appendage) that I'd rather wipe from my mind forever, but otherwise 'Spare' does, more or less, exactly what it says on the tin.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
hannahcstocks's review against another edition
3.75
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
teaandpetrichor's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Moderate: Murder
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
stardusstie's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Racism, Suicide, and Stalking
Minor: Sexual assault
yarnarh's review against another edition
0.5
Felt sad for him that paparazzi were harassing him but my god is he delusional and out of touch.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Classism
miggyfool's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism
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
aus10england's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicide