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4.51 AVERAGE
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Really tough to listen through, it dragged on a bit. If you liked the Netflix special, there is a slight chance you will also like this, but it is very negative in a more complaining and matter of fact than reflective way.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
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I love that Hannah narrated their own book. Made me sure I would be able to listen to the audiobook and also made it more desirable to listen to than read because of Hannah’s voice and delivery.
Take the trigger warnings seriously as Hannah does go into some detail about assault, homophobia and more. Which perhaps they needed to do for their own journey. It’s not trauma-porn though so don’t be expecting that.
I’m also incredibly impressed with Hannah’s memory of early childhood down to incredibly specific details, as well as the sheer amount of them. This truly is a memoir. I’ve read attempts at memoirs that are more stories than a robust picture of a person’s life, and this is not that. This is a virtually reality picture of Hannah’s life.
They also manage to be quite humorous in the telling around some rather unfunny things, while not making lite of the traumas. Incredibly hard to do. This familiar coping mechanism is professional-grade humour and really helps balance the storytelling. Really well done.
Take the trigger warnings seriously as Hannah does go into some detail about assault, homophobia and more. Which perhaps they needed to do for their own journey. It’s not trauma-porn though so don’t be expecting that.
I’m also incredibly impressed with Hannah’s memory of early childhood down to incredibly specific details, as well as the sheer amount of them. This truly is a memoir. I’ve read attempts at memoirs that are more stories than a robust picture of a person’s life, and this is not that. This is a virtually reality picture of Hannah’s life.
They also manage to be quite humorous in the telling around some rather unfunny things, while not making lite of the traumas. Incredibly hard to do. This familiar coping mechanism is professional-grade humour and really helps balance the storytelling. Really well done.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Abortion
Minor: Mass/school shootings
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Wonderful memoir from an artist I really respect and admire. I loved the parts that got into her creative process of weaving Nanette together.
Excellent. Took me a while to finish, and I can't quite tell if it was something in the format/writing of the book or a me thing. Regardless, there were many things that I really appreciated about this, and also resonated. I particularly loved the ways in which Gadsby describes their thought patterns and journey around autistic/adhd diagnoses. So many things felt like they could have been written about my own brain, and I always appreciate getting to see that reflected.
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Man I’m so sorry but this was pretty boring. Love Hannah Gadsby though, been watching her comedy since I was literally 15.
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challenging
dark
emotional
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reflective
medium-paced