Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Spare by Prince Harry

8 reviews

mcarabooboo's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Violence, Alcohol, Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Cursing, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Vomit, Suicide, Racism, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Death, Car accident, Animal death, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Miscarriage

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, War, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Medical content, Suicide, Sexism, and Classism

Minor: Classism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Excrement, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Slavery, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

iinasomnia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

venetiana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

This was interesting, even though I'm very anti-monarchy. I picked it up to hear more about the failures of its system, and of course to hear how Meghan and him got out. 

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.

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Content Warnings

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.

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death of parent, Grief, War, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Slavery, Drug use, Colonisation, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Animal death and Racial slurs

mads_reads_books's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

I wish Harry had taken more ownership of the impacts of his actions. Particularly when talking about the time he wore a Nazi uniform to a party. He simply says he feels great shame and that he spoke with a rabbi to learn more about the Holocaust. In this time of antisemitism and hate crimes I think it was dismissive of Harry not to speak further to denounce and condemn antisemitism within this work or even to apologize for and condemn the other young men in particular who likely felt emboldened and supported by him due to this costume to act on and publicly share their own antisemitic beliefs 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Classism, Colonisation, War, Death of parent, Death, Stalking, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, Murder, Grief, Car accident, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Slavery, Self harm, Racism, Ableism, Racial slurs, and Toxic friendship

Minor: War, Car accident, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Stalking, Cultural appropriation, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Violence, Addiction, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Classism, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Infertility, Vomit, Xenophobia, Incest, Toxic relationship, and Religious bigotry

erica_reads_everything's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Did I buy this so that I could read the royal gossip straight from the horse's mouth? Yes I did. 

Was it so much more than that? Yes it was. 

I have a whole new appreciation for Harry as a man, a soldier, and a father. I believe him and I am glad that he shared his truth. I hope that he continues to try to break the generational trauma created by his mother's death and the British media.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Bullying, Grief, Drug use, Alcohol, Sexism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Stalking

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Minor: Miscarriage, Violence, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, Cursing, Racial slurs, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

jessiereads98's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

A little long and rambly in parts. I felt like some things weren’t necessary and it could’ve been tightened up but who am I to tell Prince Harry how to tell his story? Well narrated (didn’t give me the ick or put me to sleep). Interesting, compelling, easy to follow. The descriptions of hunting were gory and did seem excessive. I also found the way he talked about war in Afghanistan difficult but that is due to a difference in opinion not the writing. Men will really repeatedly ask to go to an active war zone instead of going to therapy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Torture, Grief, Sexism, Animal death, Violence, Stalking, Gore, and Racism

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Incest, Infidelity, Slavery, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, and Pedophilia