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Glæpur við fæðingu by Trevor Noah, Helga Soffía Einarsdóttir

132 reviews

khaleesiofthegreatwhitenorth's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

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jacob_dion's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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clarabooksit's review against another edition

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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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peytonhhill's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I had heard that this book is good, but it is really fantastic. The timelines are easy to follow, and the stories told are compelling. Listening to the audiobook is a must, the author performs with so much expression and emotion, and even does impressions of everyone in the book, including young versions of himself. This book taught me so much about apartheid, hearing the story of one person's experience really helped me understand the effects of the system at a human level. However despite its time and place in history, at its core, this book is a celebration of the beautiful, but never easy, relationship between the author and his mother; she is the hero of the story. I recommend listening to the audiobook version!

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nemonobody11's review against another edition

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5.0

I have so much to say after finishing this book, but it will come later when I compose my thoughts. All you need to know for now is 5/5 incredible read

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