Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

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

99 reviews

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

achristinething's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

5.0

Damn this book was amazing! I highly recommend listening to the audiobook. I cried, I laughed, I learned a lot about life!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

jravelar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Rape and Suicide

tflinn98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Police brutality

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

wrensandroses's review

emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Antisemitism

jstarshine16's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

angelofmusic317's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

grays_opinion's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death