Reviews tagging 'Rape'

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

36 reviews

noahsingh's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Misogyny, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Colonisation, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Bullying, Stalking, Police brutality, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Addiction, Animal death, Medical content, Confinement, Classism, Rape, and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery and Suicidal thoughts

itsliterarycait's review against another edition

4.0

This was a really good read. Its pretty educational and relatable (for a black-coloured-looking South African). I love how he explains some colloquial terms and how he (seemingly) effortlessly describes life as a South African. I relate so much to how he describes himself as a chameleon, being black but not black enough, looking coloured but not being coloured, speaking multiple SA languages. This book really is like a mirror being held up to my face. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Gun violence, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Excrement

Minor: Suicide attempt and Rape

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

Minor: Rape and Suicide

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

leojpeg's review against another edition

5.0

a very moving book and quite a tough read at some points, an important book to read for those far removed from this life. Noahs story telling is incredibly direct and matter of fact no matter how seemingly extraordinary the circumstances it seems he's describing, giving the reader a much better understanding of just how normal these situations were and still are for some people. Really good book, definitely recommend,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape and Slavery

mushureads44's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Violence, Racism, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Colonisation, and War

sabrina_d_arcy's review against another edition

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

achay91's review against another edition

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

kotroby's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This was an amazing and inspiring memoir, the story of a childhood and a family, of racism, colonialism,  domestic abuse and faith. This and so much more. I’ll admit I haven’t watched the show trevor noah is on but I have heard of him and knew him as simply a famous guy, the backstory of his life is incredible and rich in culture and love. Some stories here might be disturbing to some people, and yes the truth is upsetting, but I believe everyone should read this book to gain a lot of insight and knowledge into the rich culture of south africa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Domestic abuse

Minor: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

ruffian23's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Racism, Colonisation, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, and Bullying

Minor: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, War, Excrement, Rape, and Sexual assault