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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
abi_lowe's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Medical content
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
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
heytherebriana's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Car accident, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Racism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
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
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.mandaraffe's review against another edition
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and War
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation
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
queerloras's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Classism
Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt