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Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

23 reviews

melissacushman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Powerful, amazing read. Simultaneously funny and devastating, informative, entertaining, and horrifying. All the stars, along with all the triggers warnings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Classism, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Cursing, and Fatphobia

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Drug use, Mental illness, Abortion, Colonisation, Car accident, and Medical content

kadtide's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Medical content, Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Classism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Suicide, Bullying, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

littlecogs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Sexual assault, Cancer, Drug use, Rape, Homophobia, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, and Lesbophobia

ce_read's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, and Body shaming

Moderate: Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Cancer, and Misogyny

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Suicide, Abortion, Mass/school shootings, and Dysphoria

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Suicide

beccaruthe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Homophobia, Cancer, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Cursing, Excrement, Medical trauma, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Animal death, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Biphobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Abortion, Grief, Gun violence, and War

shiran_fa's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Perfection 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Pedophilia, and Sexism

Minor: Cancer, Abortion, and Animal death

dr_aimz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Violence, Body shaming, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Cancer

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.

 - TEN STEPS TO NANETTE is one of the best memoirs I've ever read. Hannah Gadsby is both funny and vulnerable, thoughtful and pulling no punches.
- I admired the way she navigated talking about some of the horrible things she has lived through, taking a stance of "you need to know about this event for storytelling purposes, but that does not entitle you to every last detail."
- I highly recommend the audiobook, read by Gadsby herself. You get the comedic timing and the emotional impact of her live shows, plus audio clips of her performing are added into the audio where relevant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Ableism, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Grief, Hate crime, Bullying, Medical content, Sexual violence, Violence, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion

prettyfunctional's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Really appreciate the way she told her story. There was a particular focus on context and a kindness toward the people and places that brought her up. Empathetic and insightful
Also way less triggering than I expected going in, as anyone who’s seen her work knows she’s been through a lot 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, and Mental illness