CW: Bullying, severe depression, mention of sexual assault
"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."--Goodreads blurb
As with most American that have come to find Gadsby, she was a complete unknown to me until her Netflix "standup" special on Netflix a few years ago. But her special, and this book, have stayed with me, with her nuggets of her truth coming up in my mind often. What a fantastic writer Gadsby is, both of standup and of her story. Her innate intelligence and thoughtfulness shine bright in her words. The life she has led has brought her to where she is, but what a difficult one. But she talks about the light in the world, too.
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