Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

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

40 reviews

cor_vus's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, and Colonisation

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape

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

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

jasperreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

chrezn's review against another edition

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

5.0

a fun rollercoaster 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

kirst_b's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime

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

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Genocide, and Kidnapping

kiwichill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was one of the best memoirs I have ever read.  I have never seen Trevor Noah on TV, I'd never heard of him.  I just kept seeing this book come up in Facebook groups etc.  At times shocking and disturbing,  other times humorous,  it opened my eyes to what life is like in South Africa, both during apartheid and after.  Poverty, domestic violence, crime, racism and government laws that support these ideals are a way of life over there. Noah's mother must be commended for the strength of character and resilience she displays.  I recommend listening to the audiobook as it is excellent 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism