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

411 reviews

dawntin's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

Trevor Noah’s writing is really funny and insightful. It hits you hard. Each chapter has a life lesson, and I learned a lot about South African history too. I thought the chapter about his friend named

Hitler

was hilarious in a messed up way, and the last chapter of the book made me emotional. This man went through so much trauma that all he can really do is laugh about it.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug abuse

chamomiledaydreams's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

3.0

I know Trevor Noah from his various comedy routines online, and because my mom and I are currently on a memoir kick, we decided to read "Born a Crime" together.  This book addresses some heavy themes and downright terrifying situations, from the history of apartheid in South Africa to the violent acts committed by Trevor Noah's abusive stepfather.  

That isn't to say that this memoir is without humor.  Trevor Noah includes some personal anecdotes that made my mom and me laugh out loud.  I literally had to pause while reading to catch my breath.  Trevor Noah uses his unique comedic flair to keep the story engaging and relatively lighthearted, all while teaching readers about South African history and racism.  He achieves a great tonal balance, keeping his memoir personal while also touching upon larger themes and issues.  

The chapters certainly get dark and dismal at times, but it's fascinating to see how the Noah family uses humor as a coping mechanism, and it's easy to understand how such a childhood resulted in the comedian I've seen so often on TV.  I would recommend this memoir to anyone familiar with Trevor Noah's work, who's interested in learning more about his family life and childhood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty

amelody's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Confinement, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Violence, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Classism, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, and Medical content

mariposagal's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

sidal's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

ladynocturnal's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This was assigned reading for school. At first, I was not looking forward to this book because I couldn't care less about celebrities, but Noah is thankfully one of the few interesting ones. You get some great history into South Africa. Reading about Noah's life was enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Classism, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal cruelty

litliz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal death, Body horror, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Grief, Stalking, Mental illness, Infertility, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Colonisation

nanjeahug's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexism, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Colonisation, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Slavery, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Despite the warnings it is a good read as it is things we should know especially as a white person.

kshea1's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

cmc027's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Physical abuse