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4.51 AVERAGE
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Deeply sad and yet deeply funny. Wonderful storytelling with colorful characters and very raw and vulnerable insights into an atypical life.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault
A bit too long for me. By the end I was really ready to be done with it. I'm glad I read it, but I didn't love it. I did enjoy the parts about the history of gay rights in Tasmania, as I didn't know any of that. And some of the parts about writing comedy shows were interesting, though they weren't always easy to follow.
This was a difficult book at times, but Hannah Gadsby is a master at playing with tension so it’s never too bad for too long. What it mostly was was thoughtful, with a lot of humor sprinkled in at JUST the right moments. I’m glad that she took the time and considerable anguish that it must have required to write this memoir, as I believe it was an important journey to be shared.
Absolutely wonderful book. I am grateful for the vulnerability of all the intersections she has in life. I hope some people were able to learn some from her work and be better humans. I've learned a ton. And as she puts it on the back cover: There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself - absofreakinglutely
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A trip inside Gadsby’s brain, life and the crafting of her show Nanette. Audio version read by her for added enjoyment.
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