Reviews

Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

flynn1234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

5.0

arjohnson5623's review against another edition

5.0

I went into this memoir knowing little and less about South Africa, and wow. It exposed my Eurocentric biases, made me laugh, made me cry. The journey Noah takes you on is a little disjointed and bumpy, but in a calculated way. And his mother, Patricia? Is a FORCE. If I am ever a mother I hope to be half the woman she is, the pillar of strength and goodness for her children (though perhaps without the corporal punishment). 10/10, highly recommend this read.

booksbooks1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

veggitorian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

thelastcube's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

written in a fun way, lighthearted but not handwaving the weight of the dark events, not dripping of regret but a retelling acknowleding the fucked up parts without dwelling on it and reflecting with lessons learnt from it. Quite an inspiring perspective. 

And a gateway to learning about the diverse culture of South Africa. 

ejhurl22's review against another edition

5.0

I read This book in one day. Trevor Noah is so much more than just a comedian. His story of his account of being a mixed race young man in South Africa and really being seen as a crime since the day he was born. His stories are wild, intriguing and I couldn't put this down!

cateconut's review against another edition

5.0

i had SO much fun reading this book. trevor noah i so incredibly funny and i learned so much from him! this is definitely one i’ll be rereading every chance i get

awonn's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

notmyendday's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

erinsca's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75