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gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
3.5
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The Details:
Narrated by Prince Harry
Unabridged
This was surprisingly interesting!
I was initially roped in by the strange snippet about his nether regions but I found quite a lot of interesting stories in here.
One of the bigger controversies I was intrigued to hear about was his thoughts behind dressing up as a Nazi and the other brainless things he did as a youth, to get him dubbed as "Prince Harry, the Thicko", but I was most invested when he was talking about how he met Megan and the relationships and difficulties that grew there.
Hearing about his struggles with how he handled emotion after the death of his mum was quite heartbreaking to hear. Being in a similar situation I couldn't help but empathise.
There were a lot of instances were he sounded so far removed from reality and woe is me, but for the most part this was absorbing.
Overall, a fascinating insight into the Prince's tell-all.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Drug abuse, Grief, Child death, Death of parent, Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, War, Drug use, and Violence
dianaschmidty's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Stalking, Bullying, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, War, and Racism
Moderate: Addiction, Antisemitism, and Colonisation
Minor: Islamophobia
the_true_monroe's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, War, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Medical content, Suicide, Sexism, and Classism
Minor: Classism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Excrement, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Slavery, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation
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, Car accident, Stalking, Racism, and Death of parent
Moderate: Confinement, Ableism, Gun violence, Slavery, Islamophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Body shaming, Addiction, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Mental illness, War, and Xenophobia
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.shelbydm's review against another edition
1.0
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, War, and Bullying
jentrevellan's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Addiction, Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Colonisation, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, War, Domestic abuse, and Death
Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
mads_reads_books's review against another edition
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
ellaticonstellation's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Abandonment
pagesfromhome's review against another edition
In Spare, Prince Harry takes the reader through a look at his life, essentially from his mother’s death to his exit from public royal life. The book is situated in three parts, seemingly representing his three great loves: his mother, his military career, and his wife. The moments within the parts are broken into vignettes that are often short remembrances, but sometimes are longer explorations or reflections on a particular moment.
All in all, if you like Prince Harry, you’re going to read this. If you don’t, you won’t. But regardless of your opinion on him as a person, this is a really interesting look at what an individual can experience when their emotions are constantly up for discussion in regards to their work. Harry has clearly experienced some very real trauma in the face of a public life and he has been going through the needed work to get through it. The writing is very stream of conscious and honest which is appreciated in a memoir and kudos to his ghostwriter who deftly created a voice that felt authentic and genuine, but still well-thought.
I’ve been following Prince Harry’s story for a while, but it was really refreshing to hear the stories from his point of view, even if I felt like I already knew them. I always believe that people should have the write to tell their own story and I truly commend Harry for having the strength to attach his name to it, rather than relying on unnamed sources as royalty often relies on. On a more personal subjective read, I really loved the moments where he described the start of his relationship with Meghan Markle - it felt like reading a fairy tale of two soulmates meeting each other and that’s just stunning.
Graphic: War, Death of parent, and Racism
Moderate: Miscarriage
Minor: Addiction
gracewiley's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Stalking, War, Animal death, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism
Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Racial slurs
Minor: Colonisation, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Addiction, Classism, Pregnancy, and Torture