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Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation
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Multi-awardwinning Hannah Gadsby transformed comedy with her show Nanette, even as she declared that she was quitting stand-up. Now, she takes us through the defining moments in her life that led to the creation of Nanette and her powerful decision to tell the truth—no matter the cost. 'There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.' —Hannah Gadsby, Nanette Gadsby's unique stand-up special Nanette was a viral success that left audiences captivated by her blistering honesty and her ability to create both tension and laughter in a single moment. But while her worldwide fame might have looked like an overnight sensation, her path from open mic to the global stage was hard-fought and anything but linear. Ten Steps to Nanette traces Gadsby's growth as a queer person from Tasmania—where homosexuality was illegal until 1997—to her ever-evolving relationship with comedy, to her struggle with late-in-life diagnoses of autism and ADHD, and finally to the backbone of Nanette: the renouncement of self-deprecation, the rejection of misogyny, and the moral significance of truth-telling. Equal parts harrowing and hilarious, Ten Steps to Nanette continues Gadsby's tradition of confounding expectations and norms, properly introducing us to one of the most explosive, formative voices of our time.
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"These threads of context intensify the show's pain, but they also enhance its humor ..."
"That's not to say the first half doesn't provide insight ..."
"A witty and provocatively written life story."
"This book is more than a Nanette expansion pack: parts of it easily stand alone."
"When Gadsby reveals she was molested repeatedly from the age of 11 by 'an upstanding citizen' and then raped in her early 20s, these devastating times are dealt with with remarkable brevity."
"Gadsby resists centering her abusers, instead offering a candid, often bawdy account of her nonlinear path toward healing ..."
"Fans of Gadsby's and those new to her work will find themselves laughing along as she recounts awkward red-carpet moments with candor and occasional confusion."
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