Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

177 reviews

grays_opinion's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Classism, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

dawntin's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

5.0

Trevor Noah’s writing is really funny and insightful. It hits you hard. Each chapter has a life lesson, and I learned a lot about South African history too. I thought the chapter about his friend named

Hitler

was hilarious in a messed up way, and the last chapter of the book made me emotional. This man went through so much trauma that all he can really do is laugh about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Racism, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Alcoholism

Minor: Drug abuse

iralalala's review against another edition

dark funny informative lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Violence

sare1125's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Abandonment, and Child abuse

amelody's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Confinement, Colonisation, Toxic relationship, Violence, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Classism, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Sexual content, Sexism, Racism, and Medical content

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Police brutality, Hate crime, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

litliz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal death, Body horror, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Slavery, Grief, Stalking, Mental illness, Infertility, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Colonisation

nanjeahug's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Xenophobia, Violence, Sexism, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Classism, Colonisation, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Bullying, Slavery, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Despite the warnings it is a good read as it is things we should know especially as a white person.

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Racism, Classism, Blood, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, and Sexism

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

swjessie10's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This book is as so well written. It was hard to out down. It was entertaining and funny. I learned so much about life during and after Apartheid. Trevor’s story is especially unique because he is mixed. He shared about his struggles growing up mixed, without his dad, his mom’s faith in God, an abusive step father, being poor, moving and changing schools multiple times, surviving from his different jobs, friendships, and various family dynamics of immediate and extended family. You really felt part of the story. I was cheering Trevor and his mom along the whole time. Wishing the best for them and amazed at how they scraped by through hard times. 
The boom has some language but I would recommend everyone read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, and Gun violence