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4.56 AVERAGE
4.56 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism
Moderate: Trafficking
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
“Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.” Noah's book is a coming of age story not just of him, but also of a South Africa freshly emerged from Apartheid. Born a Crime makes you feel a pang of shame for underestimating, or perhaps never fully apprehending, the impact of Apartheid that plagued SA even into the 90s. Narrated in a true Trevor Noah style, this book can make you chuckle at a teenage Trevor's attempts at hiding his misdemeanors, and the very next moment heave a sigh of sorrow for a single mother who suffered incessantly trying to live a life most others take for granted. A must-read (I'd rather suggest listening to the audiobook narrated by the author himself).
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Colonisation
dark
funny
dark
funny
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Colonisation
So good it made me start watching The Daily Show again.
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