Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

35 reviews

dorakathryn's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Police brutality, Sexism, Racism, Bullying, Racial slurs, Blood, and Mental illness

empathephant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

This book was different than I expected it to be (in a great way). I thought it would be more of a linear story that focused a lot on how he got to be a comedian/TV personality, but after reading I still have no clue about his early career. What it did talk about was his childhood. I knew it would discuss the effects of Apartheid, but each chapter was organized somewhat topically, string together personal stories examples and jumping in time to illustrate concepts of what South African life was like more than "his life story." I learned so much that I hadn't known previously about South Africa as an American. I highly recommend the audiobook. It is narrated by Trevor himself and he tells his story emotionally and powerfully, speaking many languages and even singing at one point. He made me laugh and feel sorrow and fear in the same book, making it easier to approach the heavy topics found within.

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."

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Content Warnings

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.

sierranorgan's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book had laughter, sadness, anger and so much more. There were parts I could relate to and parts that absolutely broke me down. There is so much more to Noah than what meets the eye. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Violence

grei's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

So, so worth anyone's time if you can read it. Even if you don't get the audiobook you can hear him telling the story in your head.

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.

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Content Warnings

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.

annavonwillingh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Violence