Reviews tagging 'Classism'

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

56 reviews

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

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.

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Racism, Classism, Blood, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, and Sexism

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

lanayagraham's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This is an absolute MUST READ. It was honest, funny, hearbreaking, interesting and easy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Excrement, Cursing, Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Colonisation, Misogyny, Gun violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, and Grief

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Physical abuse, Animal death, Alcoholism, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Minor: Genocide, Kidnapping, and Addiction

bookishchelle's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Snippets of Trevor Noah's life in South Africa as mixed children before & after the apartheid. Funny, emotional, and filled with little bits of information about what it is like living as mixed child and the differences of rights of his mother, African and his father who is white.  We also get a look at how his mother survived an abusive relationship with his half-brother's father. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Police brutality, Colonisation, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

maddiearthur's review against another edition

emotional funny informative tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Colonisation, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Alcohol, Gun violence, Sexism, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Blood and Antisemitism

Minor: Rape

kiwichill's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was one of the best memoirs I have ever read.  I have never seen Trevor Noah on TV, I'd never heard of him.  I just kept seeing this book come up in Facebook groups etc.  At times shocking and disturbing,  other times humorous,  it opened my eyes to what life is like in South Africa, both during apartheid and after.  Poverty, domestic violence, crime, racism and government laws that support these ideals are a way of life over there. Noah's mother must be commended for the strength of character and resilience she displays.  I recommend listening to the audiobook as it is excellent 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Colonisation, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Physical abuse