Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

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

190 reviews

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abandonment and Gun violence

elyssajoh's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Misogyny, Blood, Grief, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

zoegupta's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Violence, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gore, Drug use, Addiction, Racism, Alcohol, Blood, Colonisation, Animal death, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism

cristinavisu's review

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, and Racism

Minor: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

kpitsker's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism

ktdaugherty's review against another edition

emotional funny informative medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Violence

mugsandmanuscripts's review against another edition

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual violence

ressicajicks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Yeah okay survivor of an abusive alcoholic stepfather figure take my 5 star rating. I finished this book sobbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexism, Slavery, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Racism

ckavella's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This book explores important realities of race, class, culture, identity, and family through the eyes of a boy coming of age in South Africa. It is insightful, hilarious, informative, and empathetic!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Domestic abuse

rubbertree14's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Learned so much both about colonialism in South Africa and its history as well as Trevor Noah. He is so funny and has an excellent balance of seriousness as well as humor. Very enjoyable read, though sad and eye-opening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Colonisation