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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
32 reviews
skilletsnail's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism
andra_mihaela_s's review against another edition
4.5
This book was as great as I expected!
Trevor himself narrates it and it truly does add the necessary emotions! I highly recommend listening to this book!
Content Warning: the horrors of apartheid, abuse, rasism (on a whole other level than what I've read before!..both systematic and individual); police brutality, attempted murder, organised crime;etc
As beautiful this book was with it's moments about Trevor's shenanigans as a child, his first crush on a girl, the banter with his mom, Patricia, and his whole family, as heart wrenching it was when he moved to his strained relationship with his dad due to distance, the absolute appalling ways in which apartheid divided people and induced rasism in them towards others; how unfair and completely mindblowing it was to be anything but white in South Africa - from work available to you, education (don't get me started on that one...I find it disgusting how ignorant people usually blame natives or just all black people of Africa for their countries not 'progressing as it used to'...>..>); how all these affected him and how differential that can be based on skin shade and centuries of indoctrination 0_0 .
I also loved his view on what criminality means to people with and without means and how easy lines can be erased based on what options you have. The courage to speak about that...0_0..once again...amazing audiobook!
The only reason this book isn't a 5 star for me...it's the few moments in which the events change without a clear denomination...even with him reading to me, I still had a hard time figuring out that we change subjects/ events.
I highly recommend you to read this book if you want to learn a bit more about South Africa through the eyes of a child, a mixed South African child. You won't regret it!
Trevor acknowledges the small privilege he had growing up as a child of a white man, and gives such a depth and needed context why he is the way he is, why comedy is such an important part of his life and more or less, he gives you, the reader, basis in understanding his material...as you find out so much more than a basic story about some celebrity!
Enjoy
Graphic: Alcoholism, Genocide, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Colonisation
Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse
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
eleonorehilbig's review against another edition
5.0
the flow of the book was amazing and patricia (his mother) absolutely stole the show.
the story is told with insight, care and compassion.
truly amazing.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
annabelle42688's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder
dianafisx's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty
windspice's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Murder
melancholymegs's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Racial slurs, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Pregnancy
shebke_21's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol
rendereduseless's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder