Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Spare by Prince Harry

204 reviews

oceanwriter's review

informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

I read this more out of curiosity than genuine interest. I'm quite fond of Princess Diana and I mostly wanted to hear what Harry had to say about her.

Told in a linear timeline, Prince Harry discusses the brutal reality of what it means to be part of the royal family. My heart has always gone out to him and I certainly sympathize more now that I've read this. What was off-putting to me was the amount of personal family matters disclosed that really didn't need to be discussed. It's one thing to talk about your own life in a memoir, but it doesn't sit well for me when it turns on others, even when they have wronged you. 

Overall, the book was what I expected it to be: a media grab. There isn't a lot of depth to any of the stories aside from maybe what it was like to lose his mother in such a public and traumatic way. I found the writing melodramatic which didn't keep me super invested. I do understand that writing about difficult moments in one's life can be therapeutic, but that doesn't mean it needs to be published. So while I do feel sorry for some of the things he's had to go through, I also can't deny this story is getting so much attention simply due to his place in the Royal Family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and War

Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

meganpbennett's review against another edition

After reading “The Palace Papers” and seeing so much about this viral book, i decided to give it a try. Wasn’t worth it. Prince Harry is not a very good writer, which makes what should be a very interesting memoir, well, boring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

peachani's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Grief, Islamophobia, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Animal death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Blood, Colonisation, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Dysphoria, Gun violence, and Racial slurs

immovabletype's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Harry proves he's a fallible man full of compassion, intelligence, integrity, character, and love. incredible considering the environment he grew up in. he has nothing but my respect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Racism, War, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racial slurs and Miscarriage

Minor: Antisemitism and Colonisation

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

I found this book to be extremely interesting, even as someone who hasn’t paid much prior attention to the royal family. It provided a lot of insight and was full of emotional moments and funny stories alike. I would highly recommend it for anyone who is looking for an intriguing memoir.

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Content Warnings

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

becky_hubbard's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

There's a couple chapters where he refers to his genitals, but mostly in a medical sense. Lots of drug and alcohol use/abuse, lots of profanity.

mwetzel's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Racism

boba_nbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I enjoyed this memoir a lot more than I thought I would. Listening to it was extra enjoyable since it was fun to listen to Harry’s soothing British voice. 

While informative and funny, this memoir revealed more than I knew about the royal family and specifically their relationship with the press. I can’t imagine going through what Harry and Megan did and still coming out as a good person… but they did. 

I also enjoyed hearing about the late Queen as she was more a public figure than a person to me. 

I think Harry did a great job conveying both his love and grievances while allowing his family to keep their dignity. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: War, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

kassidyreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, War, Death of parent, Grief, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Miscarriage, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

miggyfool's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Stalking, Addiction, Animal death, Antisemitism, Bullying, Classism, Car accident, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Xenophobia