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rhiannonhoward's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and War
abbyscarde's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Car accident, War, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Drug use, Death of parent, Stalking, Violence, and Addiction
siankrb's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War
Moderate: Antisemitism, Gore, Abortion, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Medical content
Minor: Racism, Addiction, Confinement, Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Racial slurs
mer_lovestoread2023's review
4.25
It must be hard for a writer like Prince Harry to determine what he should reveal and what should remain private, given how visible his entire life has been to the press. Ironically, his only tool to fight against the press is to tell it all, with a level of intimacy that is at times, well, a bit uncomfortable. We learn about the "frostnip" of Harry's private parts, which led one friend to create a "cock cushion"; we learn about the V-shaped ermine thong he gave Kate Middleton as a wedding gift (psychoanalytic critics, take note). We learn about Meghan Markle's Instagram filters and her yoga practice. But so much here is genuinely sad: Harry's PTSD; his struggles with his brother and father; the hounding of Meghan Markle by the press, which led her to contemplate suicide; and the couple's excision from a family and a country that they seemingly wanted to serve. You feel for Harry in his wish to be a "normal" paterfamilias, if one with a high-grade security detail.
I was struck by Harry's note that he had been infantilized by his royal upbringing: he rarely carried keys, drove a car, or managed his own finances. This child who grew up far too soon was forced to remain a child in certain key ways, making "adulting" even more challenging. Harry and Meghan have money, talent, and connections, and their ability to push back on the forces that seek to undermine them is impressive. In the last pages of the memoir, Harry and Meghan create "Lili-land," a safe space for their daughter, who is named after her great-grandmother Elizabeth. Yet despite the couple's desire to protect their children, Lili-land can't last forever. I hope that Prince Harry's frank disclosure and willingness to battle with the demons of his past augur well for the next generation.
Minor: Racism, Death of parent, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts
beaubaggins's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Stalking, War, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Hate crime, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Mental illness, Death, Addiction, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic
dmswack3's review
4.5
I highly enjoyed the narration Prince Harry gave, and the story itself was fun to listen to. His ghost writers was phenomenal in my opinion. I'm very glad I listened to it instead of reading it, however, because I think I would have found myself bored by some of the longer chapters had it not been read to me.
Something else for readers to be weary of besides long chapters and perhaps boring text, should you choose to read this rather than listen- this story bares all... Like ALL. You will hear a LOT about the Prince's... Todger, as he calls it. Like a LOT. Where it's been, who's seen it, how it's been injured so uh. Fair warning there.
Beyond the todger, this book really doesn't pull punches. I saw shocked at points, angered at others, cried at some. But I also felt myself thinking: is it all true? God I hope not. It's that bad.
Give it a listen.
Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Suicide, Car accident, Infertility, Child death, Islamophobia, Toxic friendship, Violence, War, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Alcohol, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Hate crime, Addiction, Racial slurs, and Sexual harassment
tdhuck's review
4.25
Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Racial slurs, Drug use, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Death of parent, Death, and Stalking
Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Antisemitism, Addiction, and Bullying
ladynavalon's review
1.0
Dear reader, don't lose your time on this!
Graphic: Death of parent, Classism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Grief, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse
issyd23's review against another edition
3.0
Other thoughts:
- I cannot believe I now know that Prince Harry is circumcised
- Find it hilarious that according to Haz Charles is in his ‘Camilla era’ - Taylor take note! ✍️
- On a serious note his hatred of the media (especially Murdoch) is palpable - I wonder if he’ll pursue them in court
- On a personal note I don’t love that Harry is convinced we (US + allies) were the ‘good guys’ in Afghanistan - and his refusal to think critically about the wider implications and complexities of the war/occupation.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Violence, War, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Body horror, Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, and Grief
theabee's review
4.5
Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Classism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Stalking, Violence, War, Addiction, and Animal death