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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
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Moderate: Sexual assault
It was a lot of trauma (we were fairly warned), and with the world as it is right now I couldn't take in any more.
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I have had such a reading slump since Project Hail Mary because nothing seemed intriguing and interesting enough until this. Dr Gadsby is an absolute genius. The way she wrote and orchestrated this autobiography was just as masterful as in Nannette. She takes us through Tasmanians history in the context of queer history was interwoven with her trauma through the years. The section on her journey to getting diagnosed late in life with first ADHD then ASD was one of the best descriptions of a neurodivergent woman's atypical functioning. She talks about how Nannette came about and she breaks down the science of comedy in the most fascinating way. There are really distressing bits and there are serious gut punches that left me in tears, but Hannah is responsible with her audience, she puts you back safely with just enough rage to feel empowered, not broken. READ IT.
"You see, when you are forced to keep a trauma secret in order to survive, you need to actively avoid incorporating the traumatic event into your official version of self. You don’t forget it, you just don’t put words around it. And when there are no words, there is no sharing. And when there is no sharing, you can’t find your way back to safety. And with all that comes a deep and dark dose of shame."
"I have every confidence that I will continue to hear all the same horrific things about how I look, and I am sure I will continue to find it painful, but for me this is the last time I will speak about it. I have never identified with how people see me. I have a great big universe of stuff inside of me. None of it is gendered. None of it. I love who I am. It’s only on the other side of my skin where the pain begins. But I will not negotiate anymore. I am proud to be Queer."
"You see, when you are forced to keep a trauma secret in order to survive, you need to actively avoid incorporating the traumatic event into your official version of self. You don’t forget it, you just don’t put words around it. And when there are no words, there is no sharing. And when there is no sharing, you can’t find your way back to safety. And with all that comes a deep and dark dose of shame."
"I have every confidence that I will continue to hear all the same horrific things about how I look, and I am sure I will continue to find it painful, but for me this is the last time I will speak about it. I have never identified with how people see me. I have a great big universe of stuff inside of me. None of it is gendered. None of it. I love who I am. It’s only on the other side of my skin where the pain begins. But I will not negotiate anymore. I am proud to be Queer."
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watch nanette!!!!!! DO NOT look up anything about it. just watch it. its only like an hour you can watch it on netflix. do it right now im very extremely serious
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
Minor: Cancer
3.5 stars. It was a bit silly to read this when j haven't watched Nanette. It did make me want to watch Nanette.
If you haven't watched Nanette on Netflix yet, drop what you're doing and watch it NOW. Then watch its sequel, Douglas.
The shows are amazing. I also really enjoyed the book, although the first half about her childhood as a fat, poor-ish, queer, austistic, youngest of 5 kids in Tasmania was my favorite. As a coming of age story, it was both laugh-out-loud funny and heartbreaking.
The second half is about her creative process and it was also interesting, but a little long. I do hope she'll write a sequel because so much has happened since Douglas that would be nice to read about.
Can't wait to see what show she puts on next.
The shows are amazing. I also really enjoyed the book, although the first half about her childhood as a fat, poor-ish, queer, austistic, youngest of 5 kids in Tasmania was my favorite. As a coming of age story, it was both laugh-out-loud funny and heartbreaking.
The second half is about her creative process and it was also interesting, but a little long. I do hope she'll write a sequel because so much has happened since Douglas that would be nice to read about.
Can't wait to see what show she puts on next.
Biografía dura durilla, pero era de esperar despois de ver Nanette.