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

37 reviews

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence

medicatedmariah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This one has been on my radar for a while, I just wish I had picked it up sooner. The background info surrounding the Apartheid was really interesting/important for those who lacked the background knowledge. I thought Noah's perspective on the post-Apartheid conditions/culture was eye opening and valuable to understand the lasting effects of Apartheid. The book tackled some heavy themes, while still making me laugh at times. His writing style makes it seem like a friend is telling you stories, making this a really fast and easy read that is hard to put down. I really enjoyed his reflections on growing up, and his reflections on his mom and her unconditional love were really interesting. I want to give his mom a big hug. Both thought provoking and heart wrenching, I would recommend this book to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Blood, Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

atalea's review

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Injury/injury detail, and Gun violence

mandaraffe's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

laurataylor's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Blood, Alcohol, Classism, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Racism, Sexism, Colonisation, Injury/injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

sammyb's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Excrement, Misogyny, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

applesaucecreachur's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Not many books have the power to make me grin openly, laugh out loud, or choke/tear up. This one did. Trevor Noah's coming-of-age love letter to his mother jumped from story to story of his youth. Some were amusing, some were absurd, and others were downright tragic. All of them, though, masterfully combined comedy with reflection and made cultural and political South African concepts easy for a foreign reader to understand. The cast of characters is vibrant and made three-dimensional with only a few well-thought-out phrases. I wish it had not taken me so long to read this book; I feel that I am a more learned person now, and appreciate my own family all the more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Animal cruelty and Antisemitism

melancholymegan's review

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

I don’t rate auto/biographies anymore but i would HIGHLY recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

narbine's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

Loved the audiobook and hearing him narrate it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Miscarriage, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Blood, and Animal death