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It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) by Trevor Noah
6 reviews
lsmith725's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I read this hoping to teach it to my middle schoolers, which I did; they loved it! It's rare to get that many students to enjoy a book that they are forced to read. There is so much to be learned from this memoir. I learned a ton about apartheid and South African culture, and so did my students. This is such a valuable book in that regard. It is funny (as you'd expect from a comedian), and the young readers version manages to capture heavy content without being too dark.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
finnfork's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75
i loved this book, it taught me a lot about apartheid and what it was like to live in that situation as a mixed person. it was a great mix of comedy and information, it made me both laugh and cry at different points and i feel like he balanced comedy with the events very well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
sby616's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence
books_r_cool's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
As a South African, I liked this book a lot. South Africa’s history (Apartheid) from the lense of Noah was so interesting and I loved reading his stories. Something about this novel is that the stories aren’t in chronological order, but I was fine with that because it all made sense and I liked it because it was like pieces of a puzzle forming his life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence
jmariereads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Racism, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
pucksandpaperbacks's review
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
This was a very gut-wrenching and informative read from Trevor Noah. I went into this book looking to learn more about the comedian I knew nothing about and wanted to learn more about his life in South Africa and I did. Trevor talks a lot about the segregation during the appartheid era in South Africa and Nelson Mandela being elected president. I hadn't heard of appartheid before and Trevor did a great job teaching the reader about appartheid through the tale of his life. However, for a book adapted for "young audiences" Chapter 17 was very graphic. I also would've liked to learn more about how Trevor became a comedian because there's no talk about that besides the instances of him talking about going to meet his dad after so many years and being an established comedian and going on tour. We don't know how he got to that place in his career. Lastly, the organization of the book could've been better. Some of the stories are out of context and don't sync up with the previous stories. Overall, I highly recommend this! It was really great and taught me a lot when I didn't expect that going into it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Fatphobia, Gun violence, Racism, and Police brutality
Gun shots, shooting, blood, arrest, incarceration, tear gas, mentions of drunk driving, alcoholic adult, segregation, fat shaming, mention of Hitler and the Holocaust, racial profiling, manipulation, slavery, arson & a house fire, microaggressions.