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Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby

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demelzavandermeulen's review against another edition

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5.0

When I first came across Nanette, it changed my world forever. There is a before and after in my life. When I saw this book I knew I had to read it - it did not dissapoint. A sometimes heavy read, but that is to be expected. Hannah, kudos to you

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micklesreads's review against another edition

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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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5.0

This memoir was hilarious and moving, much like Nanette herself. There's so much to unpack here and so much I loved, from her decision to start with an epilogue (a reflection of the out of order way she came into adulthood, a promise that the present is just the beginning) to her constant attention to the world and people around her and how she was shaped as this like. little enmeshed creature.

I particularly loved her descriptions of childhood, which are so resonant for any lonely weirdos, neurotypical or not. And then there's her description of her creative process, which is so intriguing; she takes a simultaneously systematic and chaotic approach to it that, I think, ties into her descriptions of her own autistic thought process. I can't wait to watch Nanette again with the context of this "memoir situation" in mind. The audiobook is the right way to read it, I think, because Hannah's narration is so stellar; I can't imagine reading it without her impression of her mother.

There are some blocks of time that are missing, pieces of her life that I would like her to explore more. Coming into her lesbianism and her gender presentation, for instance, instead of just coming out. At the same time, it would be too much to ask of someone who is already giving her audience so much of herself, and it's not really necessary for this story.

10/10, perfect 5 star read to start off the year. A wonderfully moving, tense, joyful, and devastating read.

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5.0

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5.0

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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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5.0

Powerful, amazing read. Simultaneously funny and devastating, informative, entertaining, and horrifying. All the stars, along with all the triggers warnings

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