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jewelleryjen's review against another edition
3.25
This book was very interesting, it smacks of privilege (having a bad time?!- fly to Botswana and escape) but of course it does, the guy was a Prince and doesn't know anything else. There are parts where I can see he's trying to say he's normal, but it made me cringe as it seemed very inauthentic (I shop in TK maxx and dry my laundry on the radiators round my flat). If you can give him the benefit of the doubt on those things this book is hugely telling. It's mostly about death, the press and his search for belonging. The entire family are utterly dysfunctional and he doesn't shy away from talking about it. They are expected to do what they're told, or what is tradition, and never show emotions, not even to each other.
This is an enjoyable book to read, the chapters are short and easy.
I missed out on some of it as I didn't know who he was talking about when referencing cousins etc and there were stories from papers that I'd never read or heard of, but it didn't stop me enjoying it.
Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, War, Racism, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship
greenek3's review against another edition
2.5
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Racism, and War
emileemaree's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Drug use, and Car accident
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Racism, and Miscarriage
kcbatts's review against another edition
Graphic: Grief, Animal cruelty, Racism, War, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, and Pregnancy
eliza_beth_23's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Mental illness
Moderate: Racism, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Bullying, Drug use, and Medical content
readbycarina's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Grief, Racism, and Stalking
Moderate: Drug abuse, War, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence
Minor: Death
booklover9820's review against another edition
4.25
Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Alcohol, Abandonment, Death of parent, Mental illness, War, and Car accident
jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition
Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Bullying, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Pregnancy
emadisonc's review against another edition
3.0
“Whatever the cause, my memory is my memory, it does what it does, gathers and curates as it sees fit, and there’s just as much truth in what I remember and how I remember it as there is in so-called objective facts. Things like chronology and cause-and-effect are often just fables we tell ourselves about the past. The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
Graphic: War
Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Miscarriage
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
leneliest's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Bullying, Death of parent, War, and Stalking
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Racism, Violence, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Racial slurs