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chronicallyplotting's review against another edition
5.0
I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I do not follow the royal family close, I am a person who is very thankful to not live under a monarchy and after reading this I am even more thankful not to live under one.
It is sad how much Harry and William went through growing up with the death of their mother, and the lack of mental health help provided to them was shameful. Prince Harry spent his life tortured and haunted by the media.
The only thing about the book that Prince Harry contradicted himself on was he hated people who wrote “tell alls “exposing things. And this book was a “tell all”.
I hope Harry and Megan find peace away from the monarchy and press like the hope.
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Racism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Death, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use
kiwichill's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Stalking, Grief, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Racism
Minor: Gun violence, Bullying, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Deportation, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Hate crime
hannahcstocks's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Violence, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Classism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Murder, and Miscarriage
kimveach's review against another edition
4.0
This is a story of a boy without a stable home life whose mother dies tragically. That trauma carries into war zones and his search for a relationship that can withstand the scrutiny of the press. With the help of therapy, he's able to move forward.
Some of the best parts for me were learning about life in the palace, at Eton, and in the army. It was also fascinating to learn how Prince Charles divided royal duties and access to money between the brothers.
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, War, Classism, Grief, Pregnancy, Car accident, and Cursing
vaguely_pink's review against another edition
2.5
And not too much about the monarchy or whatever. But perhaps too much about the war. And his frostbitten penis.
I suppose I can sympathize with having a hard time editing out bits of your life when composing a memoir, especially when that life has been lived so publicly and with such scrutiny over events that were inaccurately reported. And when you've endured so much trauma. But this book was entirely too long and often felt disjointed. I often tuned out during the middle section of the book where he goes on for eons about how much he loved the war.
Which is a shame because he has some very poignant and important things to say about how we treat those in the public eye. You just have to endure many stories about flying helicopters and camping in Botswana that you might not be interested in and paragraphs of the former Prince of Wales reminding you of all the "great work" he's done.
At the end of the day, if you're at all intrigued by the inner workings of the British monarchy and Harry specifically, Spare is probably worth a read. Just be aware that it definitely needed a more discerning editor.
Graphic: Classism, Grief, Gun violence, and War
Moderate: Death of parent, Stalking, Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, and Racism
Minor: Colonisation, Miscarriage, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
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
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
iinasomnia's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death of parent, Cursing, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Drug use, Death, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, War, Racism, Xenophobia, Slavery, and Colonisation
Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
caitlincooper03's review
1.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Classism, Cursing, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship