Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

300 reviews

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Gun violence and Alcoholism

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

readwith_e's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Injury/Injury detail

els4lp's review against another edition

5.0

read the Finnish translation by Jaana Iso-Markku

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Animal death, Blood, Gore, Domestic abuse, Cursing, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Colonisation, Bullying, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Slavery

lanayagraham's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This is an absolute MUST READ. It was honest, funny, hearbreaking, interesting and easy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Excrement, Cursing, Sexism, Racism, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Colonisation, Misogyny, Gun violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, and Grief

erins_bookrecs's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Bullying, Classism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Cultural appropriation, Physical abuse, Animal death, Alcoholism, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Minor: Genocide, Kidnapping, and Addiction

bookishchelle's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Snippets of Trevor Noah's life in South Africa as mixed children before & after the apartheid. Funny, emotional, and filled with little bits of information about what it is like living as mixed child and the differences of rights of his mother, African and his father who is white.  We also get a look at how his mother survived an abusive relationship with his half-brother's father. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Racism, Police brutality, Colonisation, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

becausebrenna's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

dragonmagic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Alcohol, Racism, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Child abuse

Minor: Medical content and Suicide attempt