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Finding Freedom: Harry and Meghan and the Making of a Modern Royal Family by Omid Scobie, Carolyn Durand
2 reviews
jmross10's review against another edition
I picked this book up after hearing about Tom Bower’s book Revenge. I thought, in the interest of fairness, that I should consider both perspectives before drawing conclusions.
Unfortunately, this is just hard to read. Every third sentence seems to contradict itself like when Meghan Markle was deemed as acting “ordinary” after the authors describe how she turned down one free 5 star hotel for a different one. Or how they took things slow but after their trip to Botswana (6 weeks after meeting) it was full speed ahead.
Interspersed with that is wholly unnecessary information about people who are not really central to the story. One example is that Lana del Ray played at an affluent couple’s wedding - and the point? It felt very showy and arrogant. A laundry list of “look who I know, how rich they are, and how much they love me”.
Harry - a pretty relevant part of the story considering he’s the reason she was rose to prominence so quickly - doesn’t actually get mentioned very much. When he did it was brief and always circled back to his mother, Meghan, or some other woman in his life. I think I learned more about Chelsy Davy than I learned about him.
Lastly, the tone of the book was very inconsistent. Some times the prose was very purple and out of place. Other times it was straight to the point. Basically - nothing about this worked for me.
I want to make it VERY CLEAR though. I do not have a problem with Meghan Markle or Prince Harry. My criticism is 100% based on how the AUTHORS chose to tell the story. I know it was later revealed she played a part in the book but I stand by the statement, I am not criticizing their lives or their perception of events. I am only critiquing HOW the book was written.
Unfortunately, this is just hard to read. Every third sentence seems to contradict itself like when Meghan Markle was deemed as acting “ordinary” after the authors describe how she turned down one free 5 star hotel for a different one. Or how they took things slow but after their trip to Botswana (6 weeks after meeting) it was full speed ahead.
Interspersed with that is wholly unnecessary information about people who are not really central to the story. One example is that Lana del Ray played at an affluent couple’s wedding - and the point? It felt very showy and arrogant. A laundry list of “look who I know, how rich they are, and how much they love me”.
Harry - a pretty relevant part of the story considering he’s the reason she was rose to prominence so quickly - doesn’t actually get mentioned very much. When he did it was brief and always circled back to his mother, Meghan, or some other woman in his life. I think I learned more about Chelsy Davy than I learned about him.
Lastly, the tone of the book was very inconsistent. Some times the prose was very purple and out of place. Other times it was straight to the point. Basically - nothing about this worked for me.
I want to make it VERY CLEAR though. I do not have a problem with Meghan Markle or Prince Harry. My criticism is 100% based on how the AUTHORS chose to tell the story. I know it was later revealed she played a part in the book but I stand by the statement, I am not criticizing their lives or their perception of events. I am only critiquing HOW the book was written.
Content Warnings
Minor: Classism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Racism, Bullying, Car accident, and Grief
navayiota's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
A wonderfully written and thorough biography about the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. I really enjoyed reading, just couldn't stop listening. I can confidently say I appreciate and respect them and their trauma a lot more after this, since it included so many personal details I hadn't ever heard before from other pieces of media about them. I hope to read more biographies as meticulous and respectful as this one. Although certain descriptions were quite silly, and were obviously added to make Meghan look good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, and Stalking
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Misogyny
Minor: Car accident and Pedophilia
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