Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

40 reviews

mx_manda's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

5.0

I am so glad I chose to listen to the Audible of this book, because hearing it in Hannah's voice gave me the context clues I needed to interpret her story—I really struggle to understand inflection and tone, so I always go for the option of listening to the author when given it. It took me some time to get through, because the first couple chapters are just so long, and took a lot of time for me to process. Hannah's a few years older than I am, and I found her story very relatable—minus her more violent traumas—even growing up in small town America around the same time. I felt Seen listening to this one, and I appreciated the small doses of humor that break up the heaviness. 

If you can, I think the audio is the way to go with this one. You'll be glad you did.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Cancer, Homophobia, and Ableism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Rape, and Pedophilia

madisonfrank's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Violence, Abortion, Bullying, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Ableism, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual harassment

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

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

thespinystacks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Ableism, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Rape, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Hate crime

caitlancole's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Body shaming, Ableism, Hate crime, Violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual assault, Rape, Lesbophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

arsenic_'s review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism and Fatphobia

davidbythebay's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Beautifully done. I listened to the audiobook read by Hannah Gadsby, with occasional audio clips from the Nanette Netflix special. This was heart-rending, honest, illuminating, and eviscerating in its joy and sorrow. I loved listening to Gadsby's story and the process undertaken to create Nanette. Beginning in childhood and giving context to much of her stand up as well as her life, this was a brilliantly crafted memoir of sorts. Without shying away, much like in her Nanette special, Gadsby speaks about her traumas. Trigger warnings for sexual assault, rape, child sexual abuse, homophobia, violence, hate crimes, neurodivergent abuse. Thank you, Hannah, for sharing your story and enlightening the world so much through Nanette and this memoir.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexism

sidhe's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Ableism

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Suicide

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