Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Spare by Prince Harry

284 reviews

qp_reads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Abandonment, Stalking, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Cursing, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, War, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Grief, and Miscarriage

turtlekat23's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

2.0

My thoughts and feelings on this book are, like the book itself, rather disjointed and, at times, a jumble. The style of many, very short stories, usually in order but sometimes not, felt a little disorganized. I have much more sympathy for Prince Harry and a clearer representation of how awful the British press really are to them. This makes sense also in light of recent news regarding Kate’s health, King Charles’ health, etc. However, there are times, especially toward the end where the book seems very one-sided almost to the point of being defensive or self-centered. I do think perhaps, with the modern times and social media maybe we’ll see a little more transparency in the future? Either way, at times when discussing William, in particular, it was like shots fired at someone you know can’t fire back. My heart breaks for Harry and his hang up on the word Spare. Of that and others’ attitude regarding it, I have no doubt. I pray that regardless of everything else, he no longer accepts that identity and sees that he is a person of immense value, not because of his family, status, or anything else but just for him. Going back to the book, it is very cringy at times—I never wanted to know his circumcision status or about frostbite on his penis, or really anything about his genitalia at all. Why would an editor let that in? My family, who isn’t British, let alone Royal, would be mortified at that. Why would he want that in there? I get the drug use as a means of coping or self medicating. While also maybe something I would have downplayed, it does bolster the emphasis on mental health. I hope someday, especially as the father of littles, he sees how beautiful and amazing life is without such things. While this book is clearly one side of at least 3 sides to the truth, I do wish Harry, Megan, and their beautiful children the best of luck and pray, if only for their mother’s memory that he and William can be reconciled one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Racism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, War, Suicide, and Miscarriage

pamnc's review

adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Miscarriage

abi_lowe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Racism, Bullying, and Car accident

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Stalking, Drug use, War, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Medical content

tdesy20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, War, and Grief

Moderate: Miscarriage

jewelleryjen's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

I don't have much of an interest in the Royal family and I would never have picked up this book if it hadn't been for a review on YouTube by Leena Norms. I saw headlines about Megan and Harry leaving the family and was interested in their side of it. 
This book was very interesting, it smacks of privilege (having a bad time?!- fly to Botswana and escape) but of course it does, the guy was a Prince and doesn't know anything else. There are parts where I can see he's trying to say he's normal, but it made me cringe as it seemed very inauthentic (I shop in TK maxx and dry my laundry on the radiators round my flat). If you can give him the benefit of the doubt on those things this book is hugely telling. It's mostly about death, the press and his search for belonging. The entire family are utterly dysfunctional and he doesn't shy away from talking about it. They are expected to do what they're told, or what is tradition, and never show emotions, not even to each other. 
This is an enjoyable book to read, the chapters are short and easy.
I missed out on some of it as I didn't know who he was talking about when referencing cousins etc and there were stories from papers that I'd never read or heard of, but it didn't stop me enjoying it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, War, Racism, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

emileemaree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug use, and Car accident

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, and Miscarriage

eliza_beth_23's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Bullying, Drug use, and Medical content

jeanettesreadingcorner's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Bullying, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy

emadisonc's review

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

“Whatever the cause, my memory is my memory, it does what it does, gathers and curates as it sees fit, and there’s just as much truth in what I remember and how I remember it as there is in so-called objective facts. Things like chronology and cause-and-effect are often just fables we tell ourselves about the past. The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Miscarriage

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death