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Prohibido nacer: Memorias de racismo, rabia y risa by Trevor Noah

26 reviews

purplelake's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

Wow. Just wow. Born a Crime might be the best book I’ve read in the last couple years.
While novel centers around Noah’s childhood in South Africa, he and his mother are a binary star system, revolving around each other. The amount of respect Noah has for his mother, for all her strengths and weaknesses, charms and faults, is apparent in every word. And Noah’s mother is truly an incredible woman, providing wisdom and opportunity even during apartheid.
The story unfolds through witty vignettes, weaving the timeline back and forth, both non-sequential and somehow the way Noah’s tale is best told. Noah’s candid and irreverent voice is what truly puts this book over the top, guiding his audience through the race struggle of post-apartheid South Africa with grace and humor.
It comes as no surprise that Born a Crime is a comedic masterpiece, but it is the heart of the novel that makes it worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Cursing, Excrement, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Suicide

misosoupcup's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative medium-paced

4.0

didn't agree with all of trevor noah's opinions, but he can fucking WRITE OMG. every chapter was methodically planned with a purpose to leading up a stellar climax that referenced every small detail.

Also love that this book is basically a giant love letter to his mom. Every word is a gift to Patricia, a gift to honor her and I can't fucking get over that. I honestly wasn't expecting much when I picked up this book, but its one of my favorite autobiographies to be completely honest. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, and Alcoholism

ekmook's review against another edition

funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcoholism, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

vilde_a's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

4.0

This is an easy and fun read! Definitely some heavy topics but Trevor finds humour, and life lessons that everyone can appreciate, in everything he’s experienced.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse

Minor: Drug use, Violence, Sexism, and Slavery

kbissmeyer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book was very well written and organized. It’s not told in chronological order, but crafts a very compelling narrative of his childhood in apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. It’s also incredibly informative and eye-opening in regards to the different rules and regulations that exist(ed) in South Africa. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Drug use, and Misogyny

adoras's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Minor: Antisemitism, Drug use, and Rape