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A review by wishfulfillment
Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded by Hannah Hart
4.0
❖ Please ignore my rating, as my ratings are more for me than for you. Thank you! ✌
❖ Whenever I review, I ask myself the same set of questions, based on my personal standards for novels. I exclude the sections about “characters” and “plot” when reviewing nonfiction, obviously. ;)
❖ I also talk about the books on my BookTube channel.
❖ I make friendships through twitter.
❖ ❖ ❖ DO I RECOMMEND IT? ❖ ❖ ❖
Absolutely!
❖ ❖ ❖ CONTENT WARNINGS ❖ ❖ ❖
severe mental illness, illness of parent, self-harm, emancipation, coming out, poverty, child protective services, Jehovah's Witnesses, religion, child abuse, etc.
❖ ❖ ❖ REPRESENTATION ❖ ❖ ❖
Who does it represent and what did I think of the rep?
Hart is openly gay and has self-harmed and lived in challenging conditions. Her mother experience(s) delusions. As a mental health professional, I thought Hart was extremely respectful of mental health the entire book through. There was even a moment when she said she was not going to describe the way she self-harmed to prevent anyone from reading to starting to use that method. There was a lot of love coming from her regarding mental health concerns. She also calls herself out on her privilege constantly for being white, famous, educated, etc.
❖ ❖ ❖ READER HEALTH ❖ ❖ ❖
Did it perpetuate mentally healthy ideals, including being socially just?
Hart appears to try and succeed at being a considerate and healthy person. She admits she wants to be a role model, and based on this book I think she's doing an amazing job. She is also able to speak about intense topics with love, grace, and a bit of comedy when appropriate. It meant the world to me when she pointed out how though her mother is mentally ill, her father's behavior was the behavior that hurt her.
❖ ❖ ❖ EDUCATION ❖ ❖ ❖
What else does this work teach the reader? Did it teach me anything I didn't already know? Did it make me think at length about any topics?
I had no idea going into this that it would be such a powerful read. I thought a lot about her experiences and how she responded to the different issues in her life.
❖ ❖ ❖ WRITING AND STORY-TELLING ❖ ❖ ❖
What was the writing style like, in terms of grammar, "flow", accessibility, and story-telling?
I've only seen a couple of her videos, but this book was just as delightful as her channel content. She only say what needs to be said, provides constant positivity and care of the reader, and is able to speak in a way that keeps a reader listening.
❖ ❖ ❖ ENTERTAINMENT & PLEASURE ❖ ❖ ❖
Was it able to keep my attention? Was it able to entertain me? Did I enjoy reading it? Was I amused?
I was BLOWN AWAY by how much I enjoyed this novel. I went into it thinking it's a fun cash grab written by a delightful person, but I ended up finding a favorite book I'll be recommending for a while!
❖ Whenever I review, I ask myself the same set of questions, based on my personal standards for novels. I exclude the sections about “characters” and “plot” when reviewing nonfiction, obviously. ;)
❖ I also talk about the books on my BookTube channel.
❖ I make friendships through twitter.
❖ ❖ ❖ DO I RECOMMEND IT? ❖ ❖ ❖
Absolutely!
❖ ❖ ❖ CONTENT WARNINGS ❖ ❖ ❖
severe mental illness, illness of parent, self-harm, emancipation, coming out, poverty, child protective services, Jehovah's Witnesses, religion, child abuse, etc.
❖ ❖ ❖ REPRESENTATION ❖ ❖ ❖
Who does it represent and what did I think of the rep?
Hart is openly gay and has self-harmed and lived in challenging conditions. Her mother experience(s) delusions. As a mental health professional, I thought Hart was extremely respectful of mental health the entire book through. There was even a moment when she said she was not going to describe the way she self-harmed to prevent anyone from reading to starting to use that method. There was a lot of love coming from her regarding mental health concerns. She also calls herself out on her privilege constantly for being white, famous, educated, etc.
❖ ❖ ❖ READER HEALTH ❖ ❖ ❖
Did it perpetuate mentally healthy ideals, including being socially just?
Hart appears to try and succeed at being a considerate and healthy person. She admits she wants to be a role model, and based on this book I think she's doing an amazing job. She is also able to speak about intense topics with love, grace, and a bit of comedy when appropriate. It meant the world to me when she pointed out how though her mother is mentally ill, her father's behavior was the behavior that hurt her.
❖ ❖ ❖ EDUCATION ❖ ❖ ❖
What else does this work teach the reader? Did it teach me anything I didn't already know? Did it make me think at length about any topics?
I had no idea going into this that it would be such a powerful read. I thought a lot about her experiences and how she responded to the different issues in her life.
❖ ❖ ❖ WRITING AND STORY-TELLING ❖ ❖ ❖
What was the writing style like, in terms of grammar, "flow", accessibility, and story-telling?
I've only seen a couple of her videos, but this book was just as delightful as her channel content. She only say what needs to be said, provides constant positivity and care of the reader, and is able to speak in a way that keeps a reader listening.
❖ ❖ ❖ ENTERTAINMENT & PLEASURE ❖ ❖ ❖
Was it able to keep my attention? Was it able to entertain me? Did I enjoy reading it? Was I amused?
I was BLOWN AWAY by how much I enjoyed this novel. I went into it thinking it's a fun cash grab written by a delightful person, but I ended up finding a favorite book I'll be recommending for a while!