Gabriele answers “Has anyone read this yet, & if they have,...”

beverlea ventress asked this question about Spare:

Has anyone read this yet, & if they have, what would their review be ? It’s not the sort of book I would normally buy so a review, or a few reviews, would be helpful. Diolch yn Fawr. Thank you.

Gabriele When you should not read this book:
if you don't want to immerse yourself in a life that is fundamentally different from the life of the ordinary citi…moreWhen you should not read this book:
if you don't want to immerse yourself in a life that is fundamentally different from the life of the ordinary citizen,
if you expect a member of the royal family to express himself in his subjective memoirs like Shakespeare
if you get gasps at the word penis (yes, he uses this word to describe a part of his body, omg)
But as I've found, many of those who set themselves up as reviewers haven't read the book anyway. So everyone rather blow up their own ego by judging the (subjective) experience of a member of the royal family I give the advice: don't read the book but write a review.
For the others: I recommend the audiobook. He certainly has talent as a reader, and some of the things that might come across as harsh in the book he performs with a subtile wit in the audiobook version.(less)

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