A review by steca2
Spare by Prince Harry

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.25

Listened to the audiobook - definitely recommend that way as it is read by the author. It’s so clear that HRH Harry has significant trauma when it comes to the need for honesty and wanted to use this book to right all the wrongs that the press published. But instead of being just enlightening, it was also heartbreaking bc behind it all you can see how scarred the entire family is and how those scars led to significant riffs in their relationships.  It also felt almost exploitative to listen to bc it feels like this book was written exclusively in response to the negative press, and that’s why he included SO many details. You can also tell that a ghostwriter wrote 90-95% of the book bc there are tonal shifts — strong poetic prose followed by “bro banter”