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Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

22 reviews

withherheadstuckinabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative relaxing slow-paced

4.75

I remembered seeing the completely deserved hype over Hannah Gadsby’s “Ten Steps to Nanette” and thinking I so wanna read it! I also thought I might like to listen to the audiobook (however there’s a good six month wait at my library for the audiobook) so when the physical copy became available I grabbed the chance to read this powerhouse of a memoir.

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Reading Hannah’s upbringing and her way of describing the visceral feeling of not belonging hurt me to my core (which is what she wanted with Nanette) and reading about her upbringing in Tasmania was incredible. I had to put it down at some points and take a breath that I did not realise I was holding in. Hannah detectives her relationship with her mother in detail and I love the note “out of all the humans on Earth, I love my mum the most fiercely.” Hannah also gives context moments to explain why things happened the way it happened which was interesting to me at least. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Transphobia

micklesreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This was incredibly good, and Gadsby is just as good a writer as she is performer. I was triggered and then laughing in the same breath more than I can count. Gorgeous book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Transphobia, 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

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

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

rosalind's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Outing, Mental illness, Grief, Body shaming, and Injury/Injury detail

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

littlewishling's review

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

I’ve always admired how Gadsby strings her sentences together and this book really showcases her talent. I find her so insightful, witty and engaging. Perhaps because I’m also a fat AFAB person who was diagnosed late with ADHD (and probably also has autism) I really resonated with a lot she says and was fascinated to see her thought processes when making a comedy show. I loved this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Hate crime

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