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mhague's review
2.0
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Racism, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Animal death, War, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Car accident, and Bullying
genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Gore, Alcoholism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcohol, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, War, Mental illness, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Blood, and Cursing
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Infidelity, Bullying, Classism, Gun violence, and Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Homophobia, Infertility, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry
boba_n_books's review against another edition
5.0
While informative and funny, this memoir revealed more than I knew about the royal family and specifically their relationship with the press. I can’t imagine going through what Harry and Megan did and still coming out as a good person… but they did.
I also enjoyed hearing about the late Queen as she was more a public figure than a person to me.
I think Harry did a great job conveying both his love and grievances while allowing his family to keep their dignity.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: War, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence
gracemwigley's review
3.0
Graphic: War, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Drug use
livruther's review against another edition
4.0
while harry is self aware in some areas, he could be more self aware.
some parts of it did feel a little too “woe is me” although i do really respect harry and everything he’s been through
the parts about africa did kinda rub me the wrong way
Graphic: Death, War, Death of parent, and Gun violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Animal death
Minor: Excrement
miggyfool's review
3.75
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Stalking, Addiction, Animal death, Antisemitism, Bullying, Classism, Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Xenophobia
sydapel's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, and War
Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Miscarriage
Minor: Self harm, Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
amelianotthepilot's review against another edition
1.0
The audiobook is also unnecessarily 15.5 hours long but honestly all due to the fact that this man reads at a snails pace with a breath in between every other word.
It’s a psychiatrists playground with not only generational trauma but also family trauma but also war PTSD but also stalker trauma but also maternal death trauma topped off with royal trauma. Truly a wild time. I’m sorry to this man.
Graphic: Misogyny, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, War, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Bullying, Death, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship
booksemmahasread's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Racism, Gun violence, War, Bullying, Racial slurs, and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Drug use
venetiana's review against another edition
3.75
It's in three parts: roughly, those are 1. Harry's childhood, 2. his time in the army, 3. his time with Meghan.
The childhood/yourh part is of course emotional and sad, but also interesting. The army part absolutely made me cringe, the way he talks about war and killing people etc. (also slightly racist, though I guess trying not to be). The third part was shocking in terms of the violent and racist press, the aggressions within the family/firm etc., but of course also romantic and hopeful. Harry reading the book himself certainly adds to that, and makes it much more personal.
Given how the author has spent his whole life "inside", certain views didn't surprise me, though I was kind of disappointed that he hadn't yet found the time to "adjust" them to a world less enabled by privilege. But I definitely respect how he shared all his traumata (and stories), and how he's working on them. I respect that Meghan and him left, it's a big step, and I think it was important to share and explain what led there.
That being said, one small thing, I felt the book ended quite abruptly.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Car accident, Stalking, Racism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Ableism, Gun violence, Slavery, Islamophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Body shaming, Addiction, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Mental illness, War, and Xenophobia
The way Harry writes about travelling to Africa isn't always done well, there are sort of mildly racist bits (also, a bit white saviour-y and tourist-y). There are islamophobic/racist bits in the army part (quite violent at times). It's within the frame of the "duty" of war etc., but still.