Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

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

296 reviews

grays_opinion's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Classism, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

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

iralalala's review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Violence

zoe_271's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Racism, and Gun violence

kirsty_b's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Hate crime

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

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Police brutality, Hate crime, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

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