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A review by sbauer378
Spare by Prince Harry
slow-paced
2.0
Oof. This was an overly bloated mess. So many mentions of his frostbit penis that I wish I could erase from my mind. Not to mention the excruxiating details about his military training and the war. So much of this could have been cut out. Plus it comes off as propaganda for the US and UK's many war crimes.
I already did not care for the royal family before reading this but I had some respect for Harry. Not anymore, they all suck. Props to him for breaking away from his crazy family and doing some self analysis. But this book made it clear that Harry only dug the barest bit into unlearning racism and then did not go any further. He is an incredibly privileged person and he refuses to acknowledge that at all. Quick sidebar, are he and Meghan anti-vaxxers? There are so many mentions of only using homeopathic remedies and not taking pills (you know, actual, tested medicine).
There is a lot of rampant islamophobia when he talks about the war in Afghanistan. And the way he talked about the Gurkhas, basically calling them beloved pets of the royal family like they are dogs. It was so disgusting, I had to put this down for a bit. It's so paternalistic, especially when he vehemently defends the idea of the monarchy to the very end. Harry clearly enjoys the privilege that comes from the wealth they stole from people of color and he does not want to give it up. Just casually mentioning going for a ski holiday in Kazakhstan as if that's something normal people do. And also, him and Meghan are just so poor, they might have to use his $10 million inheritance to live. Oh, the horror.
I already did not care for the royal family before reading this but I had some respect for Harry. Not anymore, they all suck. Props to him for breaking away from his crazy family and doing some self analysis. But this book made it clear that Harry only dug the barest bit into unlearning racism and then did not go any further. He is an incredibly privileged person and he refuses to acknowledge that at all. Quick sidebar, are he and Meghan anti-vaxxers? There are so many mentions of only using homeopathic remedies and not taking pills (you know, actual, tested medicine).
There is a lot of rampant islamophobia when he talks about the war in Afghanistan. And the way he talked about the Gurkhas, basically calling them beloved pets of the royal family like they are dogs. It was so disgusting, I had to put this down for a bit. It's so paternalistic, especially when he vehemently defends the idea of the monarchy to the very end. Harry clearly enjoys the privilege that comes from the wealth they stole from people of color and he does not want to give it up. Just casually mentioning going for a ski holiday in Kazakhstan as if that's something normal people do. And also, him and Meghan are just so poor, they might have to use his $10 million inheritance to live. Oh, the horror.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Islamophobia, Drug abuse, War, and Suicidal thoughts