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Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

44 reviews

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

nibs's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

I really liked it. Gadsby is a great storyteller. She has a mastery of it from her comedy. Her humour comes through and made me laugh out loud often. 
I felt it ended

a bit abruptly at the Nanette performance, but I also get that a lot of the focus around the latter part of the book (and the marketing draw of itself, though in the acknowledgements it mentions the book was in the works pre-Nanette) is around Nanette.

 
She conveys her emotion and messiness so well, as well as the reality of mental illness. I also really respect her for setting boundaries as to how much trauma she's going to communicate. It also makes me want to rewatch Nanette. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion, Drug use, and Gun violence

tatiana_luz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

I love Gadsby's comedy and how incredibly raw and honest it gets at times. I also love her storytelling format and voice. So, naturally, I listened to the audio book version (which she reads; 14 hrs.)

It's linear and it isn't--clear but unclear, then revealing and private. It is the story of someone who knows the story she needs to tell, for her own sake. Fans are simply lucky to learn about her journey, to find solace and strength with laughter and trivia along the way.

Her story is tied to the history she shares. In the same way, readers and listeners are tied to her story and history itself. This book is an experience in laughter and pain and everything else. It is Nanette.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use and Abortion

kcorstel's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Drug use

kds's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

Minor: Addiction and Drug use

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

tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

melikeread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Really good and really informative! It was interesting to hear the thoughts from my favorite comedian Hannah Gadsby. You can really tell that she’s put a lot of reflection into her life and work. I’m someone who doesn’t always understand the touchy- feely subjects, but she made it make sense to me. Her reflections are also helpful to understand myself. But I would warn, of course - as she also does, that the book can be very triggering for mental illness. But it ends on a definite high note, in case that’s relevant to anyone. 

Overall funny and insightful, like Nanette. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Medical trauma

Minor: Transphobia and Drug use

mpimental's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

xeniba's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I love everything Hannah Gadsby does and this is no exception. I will say that I felt the chronological retelling of her childhood slogged a little bit. Once I got through that and into her adult years, comedy, and creating Nanette I was absolutely hooked, could not put it down. I resonate with so many of Hannah’s experiences as a queer, autistic person who was socialized female. Highly, highly recommend. It also makes me want to rewatch Nanette (and maybe listen to the audiobook of this!).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Bullying, Alcohol, Mental illness, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Drug use and Gun violence