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Nanette – kymmenen askelta by Hannah Gadsby

70 reviews

littlewishling's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

I’ve always admired how Gadsby strings her sentences together and this book really showcases her talent. I find her so insightful, witty and engaging. Perhaps because I’m also a fat AFAB person who was diagnosed late with ADHD (and probably also has autism) I really resonated with a lot she says and was fascinated to see her thought processes when making a comedy show. I loved this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Hate crime

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

Minor: Abortion

prettyfunctional's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Really appreciate the way she told her story. There was a particular focus on context and a kindness toward the people and places that brought her up. Empathetic and insightful
Also way less triggering than I expected going in, as anyone who’s seen her work knows she’s been through a lot 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Transphobia, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, and Mental illness

naomiaoife's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, and Child abuse

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

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

dustilane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Ten Steps to Nanette is a memoir of sorts by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby.

This is one of my favorite memoirs that I have read, and I LOVE memoirs. It is raw and funny and hard-hitting all at the same time. The author is brutally honest about who she is and what her life has been like: the realities of autism, being gay, and what it's like to be "different". Many parts of this book made me feel seen and understood and I enjoyed reading the parts that I couldn't relate to as it gave me more insight into this brilliant comedian. Hannah goes into many darker topics such as sexual assault, violence, homophobia, fatphobia, and misogyny, so do look up trigger warnings before reading. That being said, I do highly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Violence, Body shaming, Ableism, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Hate crime

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

Moderate: Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

helenbrand's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

jazzlioness's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, and Homophobia

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Car accident and Abortion

There’s no way to know when these topics are going to come up and the whole book is a deep dive into a lot of different and inter-related traumas. It’s extremely intense.

wanderinglynn's review against another edition

challenging emotional

5.0

After watching Gadsby’s Netflix special “Nanette,” I was hooked. Nanette is not a comedy show to go into lightly. There is a lot of trauma. But it's so worth watching. I then watched Douglas. Again, brilliant. So when I learned of her "memoir situation," I immediately pre-ordered the audiobook. I wanted to hear Hannah tell her own story. 

Like Nanette, this is not an easy read (or listen). She has had more trauma in her 40-some years than really one person really should endure. But her matter-of-fact, almost brutal way of telling her story needs to be heard. It is a story full of trauma, which is a sad reality for far too many people, especially neuro-diverse and LBGTQ+ and women.

I recommend first watching Nanette, and then read this book. And then go watch Douglas. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Hate crime, and Body shaming

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Hannah Gadsby has suffered a lot of trauma. Please be forewarned that she does discuss multiple incidents of trauma.