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jnl00700's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death
imaginethehours's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Classism
diananat's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Racial slurs and Rape
Minor: Drug use, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury
booksbymlv's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse
cblunier's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
bexi's review against another edition
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Blood, and Colonisation
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts
kenziewol's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Alcohol
breadwitchery's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Fatphobia, Genocide, Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, Blood, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy
lucinotlucy's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexism, Slavery, and Colonisation
purplelake's review against another edition
5.0
While novel centers around Noah’s childhood in South Africa, he and his mother are a binary star system, revolving around each other. The amount of respect Noah has for his mother, for all her strengths and weaknesses, charms and faults, is apparent in every word. And Noah’s mother is truly an incredible woman, providing wisdom and opportunity even during apartheid.
The story unfolds through witty vignettes, weaving the timeline back and forth, both non-sequential and somehow the way Noah’s tale is best told. Noah’s candid and irreverent voice is what truly puts this book over the top, guiding his audience through the race struggle of post-apartheid South Africa with grace and humor.
It comes as no surprise that Born a Crime is a comedic masterpiece, but it is the heart of the novel that makes it worth the read.
Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, and Murder
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Blood, and Medical content