Hardcover, 400 pages
English language
Published by Allen & Unwin.
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.
I listened to the digital audiobook via my library. This book is amazing. Just as intense and hilarious as the Netflix special. I especially recommend it for women with ADHD and/or Autism. The way Hannah describes her experiences with each was at once revelatory and validating. I cried more than once.
Please read (or better yet, listen to!) this book.
