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lalaby's review against another edition
Was overall just not a very good book
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content and Car accident
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
chronicallyplotting's review against another edition
5.0
I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I do not follow the royal family close, I am a person who is very thankful to not live under a monarchy and after reading this I am even more thankful not to live under one.
It is sad how much Harry and William went through growing up with the death of their mother, and the lack of mental health help provided to them was shameful. Prince Harry spent his life tortured and haunted by the media.
The only thing about the book that Prince Harry contradicted himself on was he hated people who wrote “tell alls “exposing things. And this book was a “tell all”.
I hope Harry and Megan find peace away from the monarchy and press like the hope.
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
kiwichill's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, and Stalking
Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
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
kimveach's review against another edition
4.0
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.
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
vaguely_pink's review against another edition
2.5
And not too much about the monarchy or whatever. But perhaps too much about the war. And his frostbitten penis.
I suppose I can sympathize with having a hard time editing out bits of your life when composing a memoir, especially when that life has been lived so publicly and with such scrutiny over events that were inaccurately reported. And when you've endured so much trauma. But this book was entirely too long and often felt disjointed. I often tuned out during the middle section of the book where he goes on for eons about how much he loved the war.
Which is a shame because he has some very poignant and important things to say about how we treat those in the public eye. You just have to endure many stories about flying helicopters and camping in Botswana that you might not be interested in and paragraphs of the former Prince of Wales reminding you of all the "great work" he's done.
At the end of the day, if you're at all intrigued by the inner workings of the British monarchy and Harry specifically, Spare is probably worth a read. Just be aware that it definitely needed a more discerning editor.
Graphic: Gun violence, Grief, War, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Classism
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infertility, Racial slurs, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
sydapel's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, and War
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Cultural appropriation
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
1.0
The audiobook is also unnecessarily 15.5 hours long but honestly all due to the fact that this man reads at a snails pace with a breath in between every other word.
It’s a psychiatrists playground with not only generational trauma but also family trauma but also war PTSD but also stalker trauma but also maternal death trauma topped off with royal trauma. Truly a wild time. I’m sorry to this man.
Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War