Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Laiton lapsi - Värikäs nuoruuteni Etelä-Afrikassa by Trevor Noah

76 reviews

sidal's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

litliz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal death, Body horror, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Grief, Stalking, Mental illness, Infertility, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Colonisation

nanjeahug's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexism, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Colonisation, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Slavery, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Despite the warnings it is a good read as it is things we should know especially as a white person.

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Racism, Classism, Blood, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, and Sexism

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

ikilegna's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

I listened to this as an audiobook read by Trevor Noah himself and holy shit, what a life. I learned so much about life as a POC in South Africa and about Trevor Noah. I feel like the fact that Trevor read it himself added a lot to the experience, so if you have the choice, go for the audiobook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Gun violence, and Racism

els4lp's review against another edition

5.0

read the Finnish translation by Jaana Iso-Markku

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Colonisation, Bullying, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Slavery

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Physical abuse, Animal death, Alcoholism, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Minor: Genocide, Kidnapping, and Addiction

dragonmagic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcohol, Racism, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Child abuse

Minor: Medical content and Suicide attempt

maddiearthur's review against another edition

emotional funny informative tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, Gun violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Blood and Antisemitism

Minor: Rape

kiwichill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was one of the best memoirs I have ever read.  I have never seen Trevor Noah on TV, I'd never heard of him.  I just kept seeing this book come up in Facebook groups etc.  At times shocking and disturbing,  other times humorous,  it opened my eyes to what life is like in South Africa, both during apartheid and after.  Poverty, domestic violence, crime, racism and government laws that support these ideals are a way of life over there. Noah's mother must be commended for the strength of character and resilience she displays.  I recommend listening to the audiobook as it is excellent 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Colonisation, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse