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empathephant's review against another edition
4.0
I think what another review said is a perfect description: "I...admired how he [told] his story as it is. He had every chance to glorify the life he lived in South Africa and he did not. To me, it was more like he wrote the book to shed light on the circumstances that kids like him grew up in rather than talk about his own life."
Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Police brutality, Rape, and Slavery
The last chapter contains the most graphic descriptions of violence.milliebrierley's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Slavery
sierranorgan's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence
alenert's review against another edition
4.5
Update to say the one piece of this book that didn’t sit well with me was the discussion of the Holocaust.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Slavery
Moderate: Alcoholism and Physical abuse
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Excrement, Gun violence, and Misogyny
emakay's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Excrement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery
jennhammel's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Misogyny, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
gena10's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Racism
Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Slavery
lauraeerika's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty
Minor: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts
grei's review against another edition
5.0
I don't know a better way to describe this book, it is absolutely an amazing read that defies categorization, other than to say it is the story of Trevor Noah growing up as the son of a black mother and white father during apartheid, when it was illegal to have such a child.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Medical content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, and Violence
If you want to skip the part about excrement, once Trevor starts talking about needing to go to the bathroom just skip to the end of the chapter. The last few paragraphs provide enough context and a good punchline for you to skip all the graphic detail and embarrassment of it.