Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Nanette – kymmenen askelta by Hannah Gadsby

70 reviews

burdasnest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I know this memoir details the ways in which Hannah Gadsby's brain has not been historically valued, but truly no other brain could have produced this funny, subversive, relatable, trauma-dumpster-fire of a work. I truly believe their unique way of thinking has gotten at intersectional issues that have yet to be recognized academically, all while just trying to take up their proper space in the world and reduce the burden of trauma for people to come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Ableism, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Racism, Pedophilia, Genocide, Abortion, Addiction, and Police brutality

lugalante's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

I felt so held. I hope one day I will create as freely as they did when making Nanette

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual violence

pantherguin's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Great book, narrated by the author themselves. Thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Sexism, Child abuse, Racism, Abortion, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, and Medical trauma

havelock's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Homophobia, Hate crime, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

makeintoall's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Homophobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Suicide, and Sexual violence

sarahelem's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

What a bloody fantastic read. I loved Nanette and reading Gadsby's mémoir solidified my appreciation and love for this comedian and author (and human). The way she talks about misogyny in comedy, queer rights, and neurodiversity is poignant and provides essential content on these matters. A must read, in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, Colonisation, Classism, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Homophobia, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Drug use, Cancer, Excrement, Outing, Abortion, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

demelzavandermeulen's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

When I first came across Nanette, it changed my world forever. There is a before and after in my life. When I saw this book I knew I had to read it - it did not dissapoint. A sometimes heavy read, but that is to be expected. Hannah, kudos to you

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Body shaming

cassreading's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

5.0

This memoir was hilarious and moving, much like Nanette herself. There's so much to unpack here and so much I loved, from her decision to start with an epilogue (a reflection of the out of order way she came into adulthood, a promise that the present is just the beginning) to her constant attention to the world and people around her and how she was shaped as this like. little enmeshed creature.

I particularly loved her descriptions of childhood, which are so resonant for any lonely weirdos, neurotypical or not. And then there's her description of her creative process, which is so intriguing; she takes a simultaneously systematic and chaotic approach to it that, I think, ties into her descriptions of her own autistic thought process. I can't wait to watch Nanette again with the context of this "memoir situation" in mind.  The audiobook is the right way to read it, I think, because Hannah's narration is so stellar; I can't imagine reading it without her impression of her mother. 

There are some blocks of time that are missing, pieces of her life that I would like her to explore more. Coming into her lesbianism and her gender presentation, for instance, instead of just coming out. At the same time, it would be too much to ask of someone who is already giving her audience so much of herself, and it's not really necessary for this story.

10/10, perfect 5 star read to start off the year. A wonderfully moving, tense, joyful, and devastating read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

I knew absolutely nothing about Hannah Gadsby when I saw Ten Steps to Nanette pop up on Netgalley and once I read the blurb I instantly knew I wanted to know more.

Ten Steps to Nanette is Hannah's brutally honest memoir where she openly talks about her unusual childhood growing up in Tasmania, where it was illegal to be gay until 1997, her uphill battle to attain her ASD diagnosis as an adult, a mountain of trauma she experienced, her life as a comedian and all the funny nitty gritty bits in-between. 

This isn't an easy read by any means and I spent huge sections spiraling from crying with laughter to tears of genuine sorrow at some of Hannah's experiences. But, what is clear is that Hannah has an amazingly powerful and poignant story to tell which everyone needs to hear and learn from. It's not doom and gloom as Hannah has a real talent in making even the darkest of situations have some comedic value. So do yourself a favour and go watch Nanette on Netflix and then pick up Ten Steps to Nanette on audiobook for a truly enlightening giggle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Lesbophobia, Outing, Rape, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Mental illness, and Hate crime

madisonfrank's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Hate crime, Violence, Abortion, Bullying, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Ableism, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual harassment