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Nanette – kymmenen askelta by Hannah Gadsby

51 reviews

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

Thanks to Random House for the free copy of this book.

 - TEN STEPS TO NANETTE is one of the best memoirs I've ever read. Hannah Gadsby is both funny and vulnerable, thoughtful and pulling no punches.
- I admired the way she navigated talking about some of the horrible things she has lived through, taking a stance of "you need to know about this event for storytelling purposes, but that does not entitle you to every last detail."
- I highly recommend the audiobook, read by Gadsby herself. You get the comedic timing and the emotional impact of her live shows, plus audio clips of her performing are added into the audio where relevant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

liormaleficent's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

readandfindout's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

4.75

Style/writing: 5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

catastrophic's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

PLEASE READ THIS. If you're autistic, have ADHD, if you're LGBT+, and/or a woman, you will feel so much less alone. If you want to better understand those experiences, this gives such a rich  insight along with Hannah's classic humour lightening things up as you go. Please read this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Fatphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

jainabee's review against another edition

challenging funny inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Like all things Hannah Gadsby, this is not at all a typical memoir. I like how she weaves the history of the gay liberation movement in Australia with her own story. And always the surprising twists where she suddenly draws together a bunch of images that I thought were random or unrelated. I love how her brain works!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Cursing, Genocide, Transphobia, and Gaslighting

jeremy_bearimy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Recommend the audiobook, which also includes clips from Nanette.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

mgcalder's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

A beautifully written memoir. Please don't read thinking this will be a purely funny book. But thank you for the ending Hannah it was perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

alp_books's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, and Lesbophobia

collyofthewobbles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I’m not sure I can write the amount of emotion and understanding I received while reading this book. If you enjoyed Hannah’s show, this is an extension of that with much more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

tamara_joy's review against another edition

challenging funny sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Minor: Drug use, Rape, and Abortion