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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
124 reviews
filipa_maia's review against another edition
4.5
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.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
madisonfrank's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism
allapaz's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
enbeefinery's review against another edition
4.5
one of the most quotable books i’ve ever read. witty (yes, can’t believe i’m calling a book -mostly- about apartheid witty), challenging, and eye-opening. i love it when books point out my ignorance and teach me things i’d never before thought about learning. the only reason i’m not giving this book 5 stars is the couple of paragraphs about women and pornography during the author’s teenage years, guess i’d been away from works written by cis men for too long. a must-read.
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Animal cruelty
hello_lovely13's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse
Minor: Rape and Suicide
jacob_dion's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
clarabooksit's review against another edition
3.5
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.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Slavery, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty and Rape
trishah05's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Racism
emilymhb's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Blood
emaurer21's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty and Child abuse