Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, Jens Rösener

67 reviews

lizetteratura's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism and Violence

Minor: Slavery

alexashabit's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Classism

thesvnthsense's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

schlavina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.25

While reading the book, I often didn't want to continue because there wasn't a proer plot it followed; not so much suspense. Therefore my motivation to continue reading was limited - especially because I had to read this book for school. 
But in the end I was positively surprised. It's great to learn more about apartheid and everything that was going on there. Due to the fact that it is from Trevor Noah's POV, it's not in a matter-of-fact way but more comprehensible and easy to follow. 
Overall I think I will remember this book and think about it every now and then.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Drug abuse

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

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

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

wrensandroses's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Antisemitism

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