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Prohibido nacer: Memorias de racismo, rabia y risa by Trevor Noah
37 reviews
filipa_maia's review against another edition
4.5
I really enjoyed this book. Is so effortlessly written, almost like a conversation. The story goes back and forth with such grace and detail that the reader feels like its actually a one-on-one talk with Trevor.
Trevor as a very unique way of describing whats around him. Its a very funny, but serious way of telling us what was like to born and live being someone who does not belong. But this book is so much more that just a story about Trevor's life. Is all about a time period that changed an entire country and its people forever. Its very interesting the way this book describes such dark times through the eyes of a child and, later, with the proper interpretation of an adult. More than 30 years after the end of apartheid people still live surrounded by its "ghost"... its not there anymore but its presence is still felt.
Everyone, no matter what your race is, your age, where you are from, should read this book. We all should learn what happened during (and after) apartheid, because when we forget the past we are bound to repeat the same mistakes.
P.S.: I believe there is a quote very similar to this by a philosopher, but this is a saying that I really like.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
cnnr876's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence
jacob_dion's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
clarabooksit's review against another edition
3.5
Noah is clever, nerdy and funny and this memoir showcases that. His love of South Africa, where he came from and his mother are apparent on every page, even as he’a cracking jokes about them. I especially enjoyed learning a lot about South Africa.
Where the book let me down is in its lack of emotional resonance. That and it was very obviously written for a U.S. American audience, which felt confining even if I’m a part of that audience.
Noah has lived a fascinating life full of sticky, incredible and awful moments, but his voice remains distant like the person at a party who tells wild and traumatic stories for laughs without registering how deeply personal they are. While there’s a great deal of reflection in the book, it all felt anecdotal to me. The format of the book also makes every story feel like a lesson and that didn’t quite work for me.
To be fair, that may be more of a reflection on me than the book. I did like it: it’s zippy, I learned a lot, it made me laugh and at the very end, it made me cry. But it didn’t thrill me. Would still recommend.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Slavery, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Animal cruelty and Rape
ali_k0's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
lindasoderlundd's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Pregnancy
nrogers_1030's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement and Domestic abuse
Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
sabrina_d_arcy's review against another edition
5.0
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
padawan17's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
mandaraffe's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty
Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy