Reviews tagging Toxic relationship

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

40 reviews

livelyghost's review

dark emotional informative fast-paced

4.25

An exceptional memoir. I learned so much more about the historical and cultural contexts of Trevor Noah‘s life than I would have expected and his additions really enhanced the stories he presented. I was shocked at the level of nuance he presented for stories that had happened even when he was very young. Heartbreaking, funny, ridiculous, real. I would recommend this over and over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Racism, Child abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism

applesaucecreachur's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Not many books have the power to make me grin openly, laugh out loud, or choke/tear up. This one did. Trevor Noah's coming-of-age love letter to his mother jumped from story to story of his youth. Some were amusing, some were absurd, and others were downright tragic. All of them, though, masterfully combined comedy with reflection and made cultural and political South African concepts easy for a foreign reader to understand. The cast of characters is vibrant and made three-dimensional with only a few well-thought-out phrases. I wish it had not taken me so long to read this book; I feel that I am a more learned person now, and appreciate my own family all the more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Animal cruelty and Antisemitism

antimony27's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Racism, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Misogyny and Police brutality

melancholymegan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

I don’t rate auto/biographies anymore but i would HIGHLY recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

heidipolkissa82's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Racism

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

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

cayleyreads's review against another edition

emotional funny informative sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

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

graceless_grace's review

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Injury/injury detail, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, and Pregnancy