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ms4321's review against another edition
3.0
The memoir itself was fairly well written. Although, it did get a little wishy-washy for my taste at times. (Yes, Harry very much seems to be his father's son in that respect). The philosophical talking fox, moon and dust bin was a bit much for me.
Personally, I didn't find the military escapades or drug induced self-destruction very interesting. I'm not pro-war or pro-military and I'm not interested in Harry's recreational drug use. This was something that made up a good chunk of the centre of the book and kind of slowed everything down for me.
His descriptions of Africa were a bit strange and problematic (very heart of darkness), especially considering they were coming from the perspective of someone whose direct ancestors colonialised half the planet.
I thought the whole situation with Harry, William and Charles seemed a bit petty (but unsurprisingly so) on all sides. It just kind of made me wonder if these three grown men have anything better to be doing than dragging each other in the media.
On the whole, this was a quick enough read if you listen to it as an audiobook and it gives an insight into Harry, his experiences and the lives of the current royal family. Although there was a few off the wall stories I'd rather wipe from my mind forever, 'Spare' does, more or less, exactly what it says on the tin.
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Drug use
Moderate: Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Racism, War, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
loloburns's review against another edition
3.5
As a tell all memoir, I didn't immensely enjoy it, instead, reading it with the mind that it was written by a person. Just a person. Its heartbreaking.
I have never cried as much reading a non fiction book as reading this.
Graphic: Addiction, War, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Classism, Drug use, Death of parent, Racism, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death, Violence, and Car accident
Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism
Minor: Vomit, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping
peachani's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Grief, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Animal death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Xenophobia
Minor: Blood, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Dysphoria, Gun violence, and Racial slurs
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
drraytay's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Miscarriage, War, Racial slurs, Grief, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Murder, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Car accident, Mental illness, and Racism
Moderate: Physical abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
Minor: Sexism