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Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

56 reviews

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

littletooey's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

rebeccaquinton's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Lesbophobia

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

Minor: Abortion

stories's review against another edition

5.0

Incredibly well written. Cyclic, moving, insightful, informative. Well paced, gorgeously done as an audiobook. Loved the expansions into state, national and global context. Loved the interwoven threads and references that carried. Each chapter was a well-constructed, self contained bundle, that still left you wanting to continue. 

Not sure if it would have been “better” to have already seen Nanette, but I hadn’t and I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Dysphoria, and Classism

Just, yknow. All the warnings. Heed the triggers provided at the start of the book. It’s carefully packaged, but triggers are triggers.

readbyleo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Cancer

naomiaoife's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Lesbophobia

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

4.75

Style/writing: 5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

dustilane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Ten Steps to Nanette is a memoir of sorts by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby.

This is one of my favorite memoirs that I have read, and I LOVE memoirs. It is raw and funny and hard-hitting all at the same time. The author is brutally honest about who she is and what her life has been like: the realities of autism, being gay, and what it's like to be "different". Many parts of this book made me feel seen and understood and I enjoyed reading the parts that I couldn't relate to as it gave me more insight into this brilliant comedian. Hannah goes into many darker topics such as sexual assault, violence, homophobia, fatphobia, and misogyny, so do look up trigger warnings before reading. That being said, I do highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

catastrophic's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

PLEASE READ THIS. If you're autistic, have ADHD, if you're LGBT+, and/or a woman, you will feel so much less alone. If you want to better understand those experiences, this gives such a rich  insight along with Hannah's classic humour lightening things up as you go. Please read this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts