Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Spare by Prince Harry

290 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

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

emesskay's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

stefpedrozo's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

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

kcbatts's review

medium-paced

I cannot speak to the truth of the contents of this book (who can except those involved in the events?), but I did enjoy reading. I found the readability to be easy even when the contents discussed were not. While I can see it was tad bit long in places, if you have interest in Prince Harry and British royals, I think it's worth a read or listen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal cruelty, Racism, War, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Pregnancy

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

cscharfway's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I read this after finishing all seasons of The Crown in the past month, so I was craving hearing more about the royal family. I absolutely loved hearing Harry’s POV! The description was strong, the emotions were raw and I felt his pain and anxiety as if it was my own. I usually read non-fiction books quite slowly, only tackling small chunks at a time, but I couldn’t put this book down. I only gave it a 4 because at some points, his storytelling was all over the place. I kind of got used to the style though, and by the end he was more focused.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

reading_bae_74's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

An enjoyable listen. I liked listening to Harry tell his own story. I feel sorry for how he has been treated by the media and his family. It was interesting to hear about his time in the army and about his love of Africa. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts