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

49 reviews

beatriks's review

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Very informative, well-written and -constructed.
I didn’t know much about South Africa and the details of apartheid. Really insightful. 

Would recommend this to anybody, I don’t even know Trevor Noah’s comedic work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Racism, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

jht5791's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Blood, Racism, Misogyny, Confinement, Bullying, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

tiakiwi's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

This is written exactly how  you see Trevor in TV and I think that's hilarious. There are stories I related to a lot about a religious mom and stories that made me laugh so hard, but also some that were just like woah I can't believe that happened! Definitely a must read!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Injury/injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Misogyny

dianafisx's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective

5.0

one of the best books i’ve ever read.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Racism, Misogyny, Injury/injury detail, Sexism, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

itsjadenbaby's review

emotional funny sad medium-paced

4.0

A heart wrenching story with his classic sense of humor. I really appreciated this story as it felt incredibly real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Addiction, Alcohol, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Gore

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mandaraffe's review against another edition

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

mayze's review against another edition

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

4.5

Great autobiography, Trevor Noah is able to fit serious topics such as

Spoiler

abuse, attempted murder, sexual violence

as well being able to tell funny stories without derailing the tone of the book.

This book (along with 'A long Walk to Freedom') has given me a tremendous insight into (Post) Apartheid South Africa and I strongly recommend even if your not a fan of the author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Alcohol, Sexism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Gun violence

livelyghost's review against another edition

dark emotional informative fast-paced

4.25

An exceptional memoir. I learned so much more about the historical and cultural contexts of Trevor Noah‘s life than I would have expected and his additions really enhanced the stories he presented. I was shocked at the level of nuance he presented for stories that had happened even when he was very young. Heartbreaking, funny, ridiculous, real. I would recommend this over and over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Racism, Child abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism

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