Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

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

39 reviews

kenzieburns's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

3.0

Pros:

• Funny af
• good bits of wisdom
• informative

Cons:

• kinda sad

The Gist: Growing up in the wake of South African apartheid, Noah brings funny stories and deep musings about what it means to be mixed in a  place where his existence is, quite literally, a crime 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Hate crime

sabrina_d_arcy's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Genocide, Excrement, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

rachelle_reads's review against another edition

dark funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Colonisation

jenn_jean's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

This was a great listen. I got to hear what South Africa was like (as much as I can) during apartheid and after. I’m glad it was part of the Reading Around the World Challenge from StoryGraph, it makes me want to learn more about it as well as other African countries. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, and War

lettyleaf's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and Alcohol

laurataylor's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Alcohol, and Classism

ktmitzlaff's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, and Police brutality

jnl00700's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death

marie's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, and Police brutality

imaginethehours's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Classism