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sarahb919's review against another edition
4.75
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
4.0
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 alcoholoutofthepinksky's review against another edition
4.25
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
dianaale's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Rape
jravelar's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Rape and Suicide
tflinn98's review against another edition
4.25
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
ada_elisabeth's review against another edition
3.75
I'll start out by saying that I did enjoy this book. I thought the storytelling was good, I thought the way mother-son relationships were highlighted, and I liked that it featured three of my favorite things: race, class, and masculinity. Noah did a fantastic job of balancing the deeper, less funny moments of his childhood with lighthearted stories and memories, which kept this from being too depressing. I also appreciate how short and segmented it was: making non-fiction accessible and interesting is very difficult, but the way this read like a collection of short stories rather than one connected text made it a more enjoyable reading experience.
However, there were a few things I didn't like. It often felt that stories would end without resolution and then the topic would switch to something entirely different, which was a little annoying. Some parts of the story and the usage of certain phrases also struck me as being somewhat misogynistic. I understand that Trevor Noah is a man, and therefore the book centers around his experiences as a man, but there were some parts that felt a little sexist to me. Also, I wasn't always a huge fan of his writing style: I know that he's primarily a comedian, so I wasn't expecting incredible writing or anything, but I still felt like there were certain chapters that fell a little flat.
I always appreciate reading about something I don't know much about, and overall, I really enjoyed this, so I'll give it a 3.75 rounded up. Not my favorite, but when is assigned reading ever my favorite?
“You want to live in a world where someone is good or bad. Where you either hate them or love them. But that's not how people are.”
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gun violence
Minor: Rape
torturedreadersdept's review against another edition
5.0
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
els4lp's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Blood
Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Colonisation
maddiearthur's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Blood and Antisemitism
Minor: Rape