Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

282 reviews

maggiemagrath's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

5.0

Not a fan of memoirs but this was way better than I expected. Funny, sad, at times violent. Informed me about growing up in the townships of South Africa with a sprinkling of local history too. Recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Racism

mandala_e's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

miggyfool's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Violence, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Blood, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Misogyny

charley0796's review against another edition

dark lighthearted fast-paced

4.5

An engaging and honest autobiography about growing up as apartheid broke and the aftermath of years of oppression.
I knew nothing about Trevor Noah before reading this, and quickly learnt he is a comedian which comes across in his writing, even when talking about dark topics like crime and domestic violence.

My one critique was that it was written in a jumbled order and not chronologically, which made it hard to follow at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism

zas9's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Violence

fboschetti's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Gun violence

bluenarcissa's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Police brutality

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Medical content and Sexual violence

arlettep's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Racism

abbyschafer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.5

The places where this memoir thrives are when Noah frames his chapters with a short history lesson. Many readers likely have limited knowledge of apartheid and South Africa’s history; so these added nonfiction excerpts help us understand the context in which Trever Noah grew up. His storytelling is nonetheless compelling and Noah had succeeded with writing a heartfelt and moving memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Racism