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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
medium-paced
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
The book jumps around, describing queer rights battles in Australia, what it’s like to live with ASD and ADHD, random trivia, personal stories of traumas, as well as the thought process behind putting a (comedy) show together.
It doesn’t follow a typical flow or narrative and it feels spot-on and personal precisely because of the way it’s written. I ended up just sitting there, taking it in, no internal debate about "do I like this style?" or “am I supposed to feel something here?". It doesn’t look for your empathy or opinion, just shares a perspective.
It doesn’t follow a typical flow or narrative and it feels spot-on and personal precisely because of the way it’s written. I ended up just sitting there, taking it in, no internal debate about "do I like this style?" or “am I supposed to feel something here?". It doesn’t look for your empathy or opinion, just shares a perspective.
challenging
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emotional
funny
hopeful
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reflective
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tense
medium-paced
I've been a fan of Hannah Gadsby ever since I saw Nanette. I've seen it several times since, and all their other shows on Netflix and also live in London last November. This memoir is a journey that I would urge every fan of theirs to take (with them, as an audiobook if possible) to understand all that went into their truly singular show, Nanette. It is not always easy, and there is always a lot to take in. However, it does the job perfectly of being a companion piece to the show. It made me weirdly proud of them. And it truly warms my heart to see their success. One can see in all its raw honesty what they meant when they said, "there is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself."
PS. There are trigger warnings at the start of the book, please pay attention and take them seriously. Move at your own pace, this is not a quick and easy read.
PS. There are trigger warnings at the start of the book, please pay attention and take them seriously. Move at your own pace, this is not a quick and easy read.
funny
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reflective
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Amazing look into the creative process and into the atypical mind. Also, tasmania sounds like the okaloosa county of australia.
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
slow-paced
“The myths around ASD and ADHD have wasted enough of my life, so I don't really want to waste any more of my time thinking about them, much less writing them down. These diagnoses have given me a pathway to understanding myself and for the first time in my life, I am able to like who I am.
If that's not enough for you, if you want me to convince you that I am autistic or prove that ADHD exists, then you can just go fuck yourself.”
“When I told Mum that I was autistic, she said: "Yeah, that makes sense. I always knew that there was a lot going on inside you, but I just couldn't get in. You were like a tin of baked beans and my tin opener wouldn't work on you." It's a tidy metaphor, especially if you know that Mum does not like baked beans.”
“It’s always the squeaky wheel that gets the speed.”
“Needless to say, he was mightily important to me, but if this book was being written by a ghost writer, I don’t think they would put Ronnie at the top of the significant events list for my life in 1989, because that was the year I was also molested for the first time.”
If that's not enough for you, if you want me to convince you that I am autistic or prove that ADHD exists, then you can just go fuck yourself.”
“When I told Mum that I was autistic, she said: "Yeah, that makes sense. I always knew that there was a lot going on inside you, but I just couldn't get in. You were like a tin of baked beans and my tin opener wouldn't work on you." It's a tidy metaphor, especially if you know that Mum does not like baked beans.”
“It’s always the squeaky wheel that gets the speed.”
“Needless to say, he was mightily important to me, but if this book was being written by a ghost writer, I don’t think they would put Ronnie at the top of the significant events list for my life in 1989, because that was the year I was also molested for the first time.”
challenging
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced