Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Spare by Prince Harry

201 reviews

alanabenjamin's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

2.75

I love memoirs but this is low on my list. 

The choices in content and narrative structure are baffling at best. 
However, the last 1/3 is better than the first 2/3. That's its saving grace. 
So many of his family members caught strays - more of a gossipy tell-all than a constructive interrogation of the Royal family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Mental illness, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Miscarriage, Antisemitism, and Violence

lexa's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad

4.75

While there was nothing truly groundbreaking in here, and I felt it was maybe a bit long winded, I did greatly enjoy Prince Harry’s story telling. But really, it just made me dislike the monarchy even more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Bullying

Moderate: Stalking, Racism, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Death, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Miscarriage, and Car accident

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Animal death, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Kidnapping

redheadorganist's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal death, Pregnancy, Blood, Car accident, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, War, Classism, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage

tiakoko's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

booksandcat's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Torture, Grief, Mental illness, Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and War

rmpearcy's review

emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

An interesting look into the world of the British royals and the events that led to Harry and his family leaving the fold. I found myself relating to him in ways I didn't think I would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Stalking, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Death, Grief, Drug use, Toxic relationship, and War

This does cover some of the details of Princess Diana's death and Prince Harry's feelings on it.

jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Grief

loloburns's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

This book almost broke me. Its not often it takes me 4 months to finish a book, especially one that I'm interested in, however this book was so narratively dense, with so many details and side tangents that I had to keep stopping to digest it.

As a tell all memoir, I didn't immensely enjoy it, instead, reading it with the mind that it was written by a person. Just a person. Its heartbreaking.

I have never cried as much reading a non fiction book as reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, War, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, Classism, Drug use, Death of parent, Racism, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Animal death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Minor: Vomit, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping

amcghig's review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, and Car accident

Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

alliejm00's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gaslighting, Ableism, Grief, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and War

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use and Animal death