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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

212 reviews

madame_abeille's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Antisemitism, and Gaslighting

izzirizzo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and War

sarahb919's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Really interesting book but a challenging read. Challenges a lot of preconceptions I had about South Africa and its people. Glad I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

dani_reis's review

dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

linnylionheart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Pregnancy

Others: minors consuming alcohol

tofumarinade's review against another edition

dark funny informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Racism

sunshinekmp's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, and Gun violence

outofthepinksky's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Racism, Violence, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Slavery, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

bethany_g's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow! This is 100% worth the read. Trevor Noah's voice is unlike any other, it's funny, engaging, reflective, and unique. His perspective on family dynamics, culture, relationships, race, poverty, and violence really helped me to reframe my own preconceived notions about South Africa. I learned so much about the apartheid system and how if affected the people of this country at every level. I highly recommend this book. 10/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Genocide

radh's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

This was a great memoir. Trevor Noah has a wonderful writing voice that brings together humor and information. He tells the story of his youth and all the lessons and challenges he went through, while also creating an entertaining and casual story that brings you into his perspective and outlook. The book is also very interesting for its insights into apartheid/post-apartheid life in South Africa and all of the nuances that came with it. I took off a 1/4th star only because the constant back and forth of timelines between chapters broke the flow a bit as the chronology felt a bit jumpy and you occasionally stopped to understand when things were taking place, but overall a wonderful, informative and entertaining read. Definitely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism