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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very heavy book and I cried many times listening to his recount of very painful topics: his mother’s death, 9/11, self medicating with drugs and alcohol, going to war, racism against his wife and children, threats against their lives, the loss of an unborn child, the toxicity of his family, the death of the Queen, and the paparazzi who refuse(d) to let them live their lives.
This was a highly enjoyable and deeply moving memoir, even for an anti-monarchist living in the colonized commonwealth.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racism, Alcohol, Classism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Drug use, Animal death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, War, Death, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, and Cursing
Moderate: Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Blood, Colonisation, Miscarriage, and Kidnapping
norwegianforestreader's review
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Stalking, Alcohol, Classism, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Death of parent, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and War
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
randalynhill's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Stalking, Hate crime, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol
gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
3.5
Listened via Audible
The Details:
Narrated by Prince Harry
Unabridged
This was surprisingly interesting!
I was initially roped in by the strange snippet about his nether regions but I found quite a lot of interesting stories in here.
One of the bigger controversies I was intrigued to hear about was his thoughts behind dressing up as a Nazi and the other brainless things he did as a youth, to get him dubbed as "Prince Harry, the Thicko", but I was most invested when he was talking about how he met Megan and the relationships and difficulties that grew there.
Hearing about his struggles with how he handled emotion after the death of his mum was quite heartbreaking to hear. Being in a similar situation I couldn't help but empathise.
There were a lot of instances were he sounded so far removed from reality and woe is me, but for the most part this was absorbing.
Overall, a fascinating insight into the Prince's tell-all.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Child death, Death of parent, Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, War, Drug use, and Violence
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.kaitlinmarks's review
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Racism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death, Cultural appropriation, Animal death, and Drug use
thepaperbackrx's review
2.0
Moderate: Classism, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Racism, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug use, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Hate crime
raccoonteeth's review
2.5
Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Sexism, War, Animal death, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Racism, and Death
seriesly's review
4.25
Graphic: War, Hate crime, Racism, and Grief
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts