Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

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

90 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

sylviea28's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Colonisation

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

hollydyer328's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

What a book! I’m speechless! The stories are unreal but told with humor that was cathartic. Whether or not you’re a Trevor Noah fan, you have to read this book. I’m so glad he shared his stories with the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Excrement, Police brutality, and Colonisation

Moderate: Animal death and Gore

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

cbingen520's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, and Antisemitism

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

torturedreadersdept's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Colonisation