Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, Jens Rösener

60 reviews

jackslackofshelfcontrol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

flo1993's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Let me tell you Trevor has a fun, and intriguing way of telling his life story. Almost every chapter I read was comical especially the newspaper and poop part.

Many women go through what Trevor's mum experienced. We always want to see the good in someone, we always want to make them better. Its sad to see how patriachal the African society is especially when it comes to GBV. A huge lesson to women that first slap/kick/punch is a doorway to many more and eventually death. Walk away!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism

hazrit209's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book was so good! I have always loved Trevor Noah and I am so glad I got to read about his life and childhood and all of the crazy things he went through as a mixed kid in South Africa during Apartheid. This book is so so good please read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence and Physical abuse

Minor: Bullying and Suicide attempt

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

izzirizzo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and War

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

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

tofumarinade's review against another edition

dark funny informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Racism

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

bethany_g's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow! This is 100% worth the read. Trevor Noah's voice is unlike any other, it's funny, engaging, reflective, and unique. His perspective on family dynamics, culture, relationships, race, poverty, and violence really helped me to reframe my own preconceived notions about South Africa. I learned so much about the apartheid system and how if affected the people of this country at every level. I highly recommend this book. 10/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Genocide