Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

63 reviews

pannamarchewka's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Dysphoria, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Rape, and Violence

nicreads10's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Brilliant. An honest, informative and insightful book about Hannah’s journey in comedy, sexuality, trauma and neurodivergence. I

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Homophobia

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

Minor: Emotional abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

biscuithead's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Haven't looked into all the Pablo Picasso stuff but the "feedback" I read on it reinforces my opinion that most people would rather dog pile on someone for laughs or to signal that they're "smart" and "hip" and "cool" instead of having a single nuanced brain cell. If you didn't like whatever Hannah was saying with the Picasso exhibit just say that and move on, or just don't say anything at all! I'm tired of cruel takes. Anyways this was a good memoir and I'd read another one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Homophobia, Hate crime, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, and Bullying

Minor: Drug use, Fatphobia, and Classism

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

ally_alert's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Rape

zinelib's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This is basically 13 hours of backstory and context for the author's stand up show you probably saw on Netflix. If you appreciated Nanette, you'll probably like this book. I admire the way Gadsby's mind work, how she organized the memoir into ten sections and shares facts about each year as she goes when she's doing the remembering/growing up part. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Homophobia

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

rdebner's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Homophobia

Minor: Rape

emflipspages's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Violence

Moderate: Ableism