Reviews tagging Addiction

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood, by Trevor Noah

20 reviews

leweylibrarian's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

ktmitzlaff's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Addiction, Violence, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

jnl00700's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Bullying, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Alcohol, Cursing, Xenophobia, Sexism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death

narbine's review

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.75

Loved the audiobook and hearing him narrate it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Miscarriage , Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Blood, and Animal death

diananat's review

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, and Sexism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Rape

Minor: Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use

wardeh_m's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexism, and Misogyny

booksbymlv's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

An honest and reflective book on pieces of Trevor Noah's youth. You can tell there's more stories than there are written, but he beautifully tells it nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

shebke_21's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Racism

lynncornelissen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Fantastic. One of the most interesting and varied life stories told in an incredibly funny and lighthearted way. The topics covered and knowledge gained from this book are of such diverse nature that I believe anyone can learn something from this book. The audible version performed by Trevor Noah himself would be my recommendation as it adds such colour to the narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical trauma, Injury/injury detail, and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, War, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

beccic's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative slow-paced

5.0

This is the story of Trevor Noah's life before fame and he narrates it wonderfully. But it is also an explanation of apartheid and a brief history of race in South Africa. I really enjoyed this. It felt like a quick read and he manages to get the message of how messed up the whole system was while still maintaining the wit he is best know for. There are moments in this book that did shock me and there are moments that made me laugh, sometimes even about things that are no laughing matter. I found this book to be quite educational and informative in a way that was serious and lighthearted in just the right ways to make it memorable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Addiction, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse