Reviews tagging 'Islamophobia'

Spare by Prince Harry

15 reviews

bookcheshirecat's review

challenging dark informative medium-paced

3.0

 “The Heir and the Spare—there was no judgment about it, but also no ambiguity. I was the shadow, the support, the Plan B. I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy. I was summoned to provide backup, distraction, diversion and, if necessary, a spare part. Kidney, perhaps. Blood transfusion. Speck of bone marrow. This was all made explicitly clear to me from the start of life’s journey and regularly reinforced thereafter.”

➽ I don't follow the royal family at all, but I was intrigued by Prince Harry's memoir! It was interesting to learn more about his childhood, the grief over losing his mother and the role the media has played his entire life. These parts appealed the most to me, as the vicious nature of the paparazzi and the twisting of the truth by the media sound horrifying. I can't imagine being treated like an object for media attention instead of a person. Harry talks a lot about the practices of the magazines that have also turned against him and his wife, viciously ripping them apart for not fitting into the mould.

➽ In the end, the memoir wasn't anything too impactful. The writing was basic and though I appreciated that Harry narrated his own memoir, his narration style was pretty flat. I also wasn't a big fan of the big focus on Harry's military service. In general, I'm not interested in military propaganda, so seeing Harry talk about his pride about killing others didn't feel right - especially with the Islamophobic undertones! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, War, Death, Sexism, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Gore, Islamophobia, and Torture

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

jessdrafahl's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, War, Animal death, Pregnancy, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Mental illness, Bullying, and Drug use

Moderate: Miscarriage and Grief

cptkirked's review

medium-paced

2.5

the first two sections... idc. the last part? maybe love is real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Pregnancy, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Car accident, Classism, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Islamophobia, and Animal death

drraytay's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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