Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

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

56 reviews

nastia_abubakar's review

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Full of jokes and humor, I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

nemonobody11's review

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

5.0

I have so much to say after finishing this book, but it will come later when I compose my thoughts. All you need to know for now is 5/5 incredible read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Child abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

ali_k0's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

These fast past essays paint a vivid picture of a childhood in Apartaid and Post Apartaid South Africa. It is sad, joyful and victorious. A fascinating tale for anyone wishing to journey into nonfiction and. It 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Classism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Alcoholism

bookworm247's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Medical content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ecster's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Sexism, Violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Bullying, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

nrogers_1030's review

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, Classism, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Bullying, Colonisation, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Confinement

Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

sabrina_d_arcy's review

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Drug use, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Blood, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Rape, Racism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Violence, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment, Antisemitism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Addiction, and Excrement

beatriks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Very informative, well-written and -constructed.
I didn’t know much about South Africa and the details of apartheid. Really insightful. 

Would recommend this to anybody, I don’t even know Trevor Noah’s comedic work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Colonisation, Racism, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

eleonorehilbig's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

i would definately recommend the audiobook for this. 
the flow of the book was amazing and patricia (his mother) absolutely stole the show. 
the story is told with insight, care and compassion. 
truly amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Murder, Racism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

achay91's review

informative slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Classism, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Rape, and Slavery