Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

73 reviews

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Homophobia, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Lesbophobia, and Rape

burdasnest's review against another edition

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

5.0

I know this memoir details the ways in which Hannah Gadsby's brain has not been historically valued, but truly no other brain could have produced this funny, subversive, relatable, trauma-dumpster-fire of a work. I truly believe their unique way of thinking has gotten at intersectional issues that have yet to be recognized academically, all while just trying to take up their proper space in the world and reduce the burden of trauma for people to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Ableism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Racism, Pedophilia, Genocide, Abortion, Addiction, and Police brutality

lugalante's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

I felt so held. I hope one day I will create as freely as they did when making Nanette

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual violence

havelock's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

sarahelem's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

What a bloody fantastic read. I loved Nanette and reading Gadsby's mémoir solidified my appreciation and love for this comedian and author (and human). The way she talks about misogyny in comedy, queer rights, and neurodiversity is poignant and provides essential content on these matters. A must read, in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, Colonisation, Classism, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Cancer, Excrement, Outing, Abortion, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

adocchiaperti's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

juliaya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexism, Mental illness, Rape, Pedophilia, Misogyny, and Addiction

katierobertsonshaddix's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Mental illness, Bullying, and Homophobia

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

I knew absolutely nothing about Hannah Gadsby when I saw Ten Steps to Nanette pop up on Netgalley and once I read the blurb I instantly knew I wanted to know more.

Ten Steps to Nanette is Hannah's brutally honest memoir where she openly talks about her unusual childhood growing up in Tasmania, where it was illegal to be gay until 1997, her uphill battle to attain her ASD diagnosis as an adult, a mountain of trauma she experienced, her life as a comedian and all the funny nitty gritty bits in-between. 

This isn't an easy read by any means and I spent huge sections spiraling from crying with laughter to tears of genuine sorrow at some of Hannah's experiences. But, what is clear is that Hannah has an amazingly powerful and poignant story to tell which everyone needs to hear and learn from. It's not doom and gloom as Hannah has a real talent in making even the darkest of situations have some comedic value. So do yourself a favour and go watch Nanette on Netflix and then pick up Ten Steps to Nanette on audiobook for a truly enlightening giggle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Lesbophobia, Outing, Rape, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Mental illness, and Hate crime

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