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delaneysue's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Colonisation, Classism, and Alcoholism
Minor: Rape, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide, and Antisemitism
cblunier's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence
lectrixnoctis's review against another edition
5.0
"Born a Crime" is the tale of a prankish young boy who grows into a wandering young man as he strives to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to live in. Additionally, it is the story of that young man's connection with his fearless, rebellious, and highly religious mother—his teammate, a woman settled to save her son from the circle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would eventually threaten her own life.
The narrative was written in the first-person point of view by the author himself, and it was said in the past in South Africa.
Moreover, the motives of this book, in particular about racism and how apartheid, one of the worst crimes committed in South Africa, has affected the country and its people, although the system never truly worked at all. By casting black people away from white people and having no room for mixed children, who by law did not exist. I am a massive advocate for constantly educating yourself, especially racism, even more, if you are white. For me, a woman who has never lived outside of Germany and is broad, it is important to recognise my privilege and think about the system my ancestors have created and how I stop thinking that favours the system and even breaking out of it.
Not to forget to mention the love of Noah's mother was impeccable, and although I disagreed with her tough love method, I know it came from the heart, and I know she only wanted to do the best for him, which she enviably did. I loved reading about the relationship between the author and his mother throughout his whole childhood and his early 20s. Although I do not know these people personally, I felt connected with them because of the writing style, which hit me very hard and was witty at the same time.
A friend bought this as a gift for my 19th birthday, and I cannot be happier to read this book finally. I did not imagine it to hit that hard but in the best way possible. I laughed out loud because of it, and I cried at the end of the book. I did not think that autobiographies could make you feel something this deep like this one does. I highly recommend this book to anyone. You're probably going to cry, but you will love this book, and it will give you extreme joy.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence
Moderate: Antisemitism, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
pinkgoblin's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexism, and Domestic abuse
breadwitchery's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Animal death, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Death, Violence, Misogyny, Excrement, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Blood, Slavery, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Cursing, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Genocide, Antisemitism, and Rape
lucinotlucy's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, and Violence
Minor: Sexism, Slavery, and Colonisation
alayamorning's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Rape, Police brutality, and Slavery
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
vilde_a's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse
Minor: Drug use, Violence, Sexism, and Slavery
ofpagesandparagraphs's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Violence
Minor: Rape, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts
kissievendor's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, and Racism
Moderate: Slavery and Alcoholism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts