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

67 reviews

dianakamau's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Animal death, and Alcoholism

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

I'm such a huge fan of Trevor Noah and this book was on my TBR list for so long... I was really excited about this read. I'm usually not a fan of autobiographies (biographies in general) but I could not pass this one.

I really enjoyed this book. Is so effortlessly written, almost like a conversation.  The story goes back and forth with such grace and detail that the reader feels like its actually a one-on-one talk with Trevor.

Trevor as a very unique way of describing whats around him. Its a very funny, but serious way of telling us what was like to born and live being someone who does not belong. But this book is so much more that just a story about Trevor's life. Is all about a time period that changed an entire country and its people forever. Its very interesting the way this book describes such dark times through the eyes of a child and, later, with the proper interpretation of an adult. More than 30 years after the end of apartheid people still live surrounded by its "ghost"... its not there anymore but its presence is still felt.

Everyone, no matter what your race is, your age, where you are from, should read this book. We all should learn what happened during (and after) apartheid, because when we forget the past we are bound to repeat the same mistakes.

P.S.: I believe there is a quote very similar to this by a philosopher, but this is a saying that I really like.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, Police brutality, Grief, Child abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, Sexism, Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Hate crime, Gun violence, Classism, Violence, Genocide, Domestic abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Excrement, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

cnnr876's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

6 / 5 stars. I loved loved loved this book. Best audiobook I've ever listened to. His intertwining of personal stories with historical commentary of the development of apartheid and South Africa was incredibly impactful. I have no notes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence

ryliereadss's review against another edition

challenging funny informative medium-paced

4.0

Trevor Noah talks about his childhood and growing up as a child of mixed race in Africa. Noah touches on themes of racism, poverty, family, and his first heartbreak. We got to learn about the struggles Noah faced fitting in during his years at school. It was also fun to read about his relationship with his mother, how their opinions differ on certain topics, and the empathy Noah has developed while reflecting on her parenting style. It was interesting to read about someone who had a much different childhood than I did.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

clarabooksit's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

This is good—not as good as the hype claims, but enjoyable. If you like Noah’s comedy and especially his delivery style, you’ll like this.

Noah is clever, nerdy and funny and this memoir showcases that. His love of South Africa, where he came from and his mother are apparent on every page, even as he’a cracking jokes about them. I especially enjoyed learning a lot about South Africa.

Where the book let me down is in its lack of emotional resonance. That and it was very obviously written for a U.S. American audience, which felt confining even if I’m a part of that audience.

Noah has lived a fascinating life full of sticky, incredible and awful moments, but his voice remains distant like the person at a party who tells wild and traumatic stories for laughs without registering how deeply personal they are. While there’s a great deal of reflection in the book, it all felt anecdotal to me. The format of the book also makes every story feel like a lesson and that didn’t quite work for me.

To be fair, that may be more of a reflection on me than the book. I did like it: it’s zippy, I learned a lot, it made me laugh and at the very end, it made me cry. But it didn’t thrill me. Would still recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Body shaming, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Excrement, Police brutality, and Slavery

Minor: Animal cruelty and Rape

nils_0's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Slavery, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Murder, and Kidnapping

nastia_abubakar's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

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

skilletsnail's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual violence, Racism, Child abuse, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

Moderate: Classism, Genocide, Colonisation, and Blood