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venetiana's review against another edition
3.75
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.
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism
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.laheath's review against another edition
4.0
Prince Harry shares his seemingly thorough and honest memoir including stories from growing up as a Royal, memories of his mother, school days, relationships with family members, his military career, dating, scandals in the press, charity work, meeting & marrying Meghan, beginning a family, and their ultimate decision to split from the Royal Family. He reads it with an audible degree of emotion, even discussing his battle with panic attacks and PTSD before finding a therapist. This may be just 1 side of the story of everything that has transpired within the Royal Family over the past several years, but this comes from someone far down the line of succession to the throne, which I feel makes him less likely to hide anything.
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Gun violence, Racism, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol
abby_can_read's review
4.0
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I enjoyed the audiobook. My opinions haven't really changed.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️-January 2023
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I enjoyed this book. It's Harry's story about the death of his mom, live in the Royal Family, finding himself, and falling in love with Meghan.
Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting
haleybre's review
4.5
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
braggsy's review
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, and Classism
akshade's review against another edition
4.5
When I told people I was reading this, they just said Prince Harry was entitled and whining. Although that may be true, there are two sides to every story and I enjoyed his. I feel bad for him and Meghan and am glad they were able to “walk away.”
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Death of parent
Minor: Death, Miscarriage, and Self harm
montyalmoro's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Antisemitism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism
laurapaige's review
3.75
Moderate: War
Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent
caitlincooper03's review
1.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Classism
laurenpierce's review
3.5
Graphic: Grief and War
Moderate: Drug use and Mental illness
Minor: Miscarriage and Suicide