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katierobertsonshaddix's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Lesbophobia
travelseatsreads's review against another edition
4.0
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.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
madisonfrank's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
melissacushman's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, and Classism
Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, and Colonisation
kadtide's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Rape
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Abortion
ankelsocks's review against another edition
5.0
I'm quite blown away by this book. The biggest chunk of it reads(listens) like an autobiography, detailing Hannah's life as a child in a tiny Tasmanian town to where she gains traction as a comedic artist. The last half is a detailed description of how she sculpted Nanette out of her trauma's. Red threads through the story are Hannah's autism, her relationship with her mother, her sexual- and gender identity and her (in)ability to interact with the world around her. The first half has its slow parts, but is generally really helping to gain insight in what made Hannah Gadsby who she is. She is witty, self -deprecating, but also critical and angry, especially when she mentions the political tensions surrounding homosexuality in Australia during her growing up. I listened to the audiobook, which I'd generally really recommend, since it's read by Hannah herself, telling you her story.
However much I loved this book, it was also incredibly triggering. Perhaps it was the added layer of hearing Hannah Gadsby read/tell the book herself, but the book is full to the brim with heavy topics. Suffering from mental illness myself, this book triggered anxiety attacks in me. I often listened to while cycling, and sometimes had to stop because the book made me too anxious or sad.
If you can find a way to deal with that though, please read(or better: listen to) this book.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
ce_read's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Drug use, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Abortion, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
paulap's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment
nibs's review against another edition
4.75
I felt it ended
She conveys her emotion and messiness so well, as well as the reality of mental illness. I also really respect her for setting boundaries as to how much trauma she's going to communicate. It also makes me want to rewatch Nanette.
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, and Abortion
lou_o_donnell's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail