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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
cnnr876's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence
nils_0's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy
emilymhb's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gun violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Blood
skilletsnail's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism
lindasoderlundd's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Pregnancy
ecster's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Blood, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, and Pregnancy
mushureads44's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality
Moderate: Rape, Violence, Colonisation, and War
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement and Domestic abuse
Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury