Reviews tagging 'Racism'

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

394 reviews

noahsingh's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Rape, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Slavery and Suicidal thoughts

theotterside's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Classism

crazytourists_books's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

3.0

An interesting book about growing up in South Africa before and after the end of Apartheid.. I could never imagine that Noah went through so much on his life; enough to break him, but he managed to step away, and that's remarkable. 
There was a lot of going back and forth in time that made it hard(er) to follow and gave a feeling of being a tad inconsistent. Not bad, just not great... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

aislingmoconnell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Racism

barbarella85's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

amroyer's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Colonisation

annesophiekeita's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

i’ve learned so much during my reading and that’s so satisfying.
some parts/experiences were pretty familiar to me especially when it came to his relationship with his mother. 
overall, it felt like the context in which trevor noah and just like thousands of other south africans grew up, was set in another world/dimension but not at all, it happened for centuries and ended not that long ago which is so crazy to me. 
i’ve found this book so interesting and revolting at the same time and i would recommend it to anyone that wishes to educate themselves around the questions about racism, discrimination, race, colonialism etc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

smsegal's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Medical trauma

minanonim's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

peachythi_books's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.0

The book itself is not linear in its story telling. As the quote on the book says “ It is a series of personal essays.” Trevor Noah’s life is so much more complicated and fascinating then I could have ever imagined. His ideas on race, gender, and hierarchical systems are incredible. He has such nuanced thoughts and ideas and he manages to write about his mother in such a beautiful way I actually cried. I would so I was shocked that such a hilarious person had such a difficult and traumatic childhood but that is probably the reason why he is so funny. His life has given him such a complex outlook on the world and loved reading more on his personal thoughts in this novel. It is exciting, and moving, and addresses so many cultural and social issues that he has personally come across. It is also extremely gritty, and honest. I love the fact that his comedy career and eventual rise to fame was not at all a subject of this book. Barely even a passing comment. They truly are stories of a South African Childhood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death and Sexism