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lisasabella82's review against another edition
5.0
A childhood like no other that I know of, this kept me wondering how much the human spirit can truly endure? I loved it and learned a great deal.
alidaer's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.5
dvrk_academic's review against another edition
3.0
Another day, another memoir ☺️ Trevor Noah uses this book to take us back to his home town in South Africa and shows us how he was raised and the conditions he was raised in. This quick read had a tragic undertone, but Noah uses humour to lighten the mood (the way he just is
thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
It’s almost unbelievable the life that Trevor led before moving to America. The systematic violence and oppression in South Africa was shocking. Trevor’s mom was so strong in many ways, but weak in others. It was a fascinating read. I’m very interested to see how this will play out as a movie soon.
julesthefool's review against another edition
5.0
this definitely my favorite book of all time. it’s beautiful, funny and sad all at the same time. highly recommend to everyone
lilgrizzles's review against another edition
5.0
You have to go into this book realizing that Trevor Noah is not trying to apologise or explain away the bad things he did. In this book, Trevor writes about these moments that seem surreal and out of place to anyone who is white because we just cannot fathom how someone could live such a life, because it is so different from our own. How could someone do what he did, and not be a "bad person"?
Trevor does a masterful job of explaining his life from his point of view, trying to show the details without the romanticism of his life.
There were many times that I realized that my western white bias was real, and the way my world worked is not the same for him. For that, being abke to see a true view into his world was fascinating and enlightening. It was funny, heartfelt, and just plain weird sometimes. Great read.
Trevor does a masterful job of explaining his life from his point of view, trying to show the details without the romanticism of his life.
There were many times that I realized that my western white bias was real, and the way my world worked is not the same for him. For that, being abke to see a true view into his world was fascinating and enlightening. It was funny, heartfelt, and just plain weird sometimes. Great read.
literaryk's review against another edition
4.0
I loved his light and frank voice throughout this book! The timeline was a bit confusing as we bounced around stories about his past, however the second half of the book was well done. He delves into his family, commenting on relationships and love.
I also loved the added history lesson to apartheid at the end. It may have helped with background knowledge at the beginning of the book, but I could see that Noah wanted to start as light as he could.
I also loved the added history lesson to apartheid at the end. It may have helped with background knowledge at the beginning of the book, but I could see that Noah wanted to start as light as he could.
wordyanchorite's review against another edition
5.0
I'd already read and enjoyed the original. As far as I can tell, the major change in this edition is cleaning up the language. There's a helpful short history of apartheid in the back, with a timeline of laws. A pronunciation guide for names would have been helpful for classroom use.
eta: The back cover recommends this book for ages 8-12. This is, in my opinion, *deranged*. The heavy subject matter makes this most appropriate to read and discuss with high schoolers or mature middle schoolers. Just because they took the F word out of his edition doesn't mean it's suddenly an early chapter book.
eta: The back cover recommends this book for ages 8-12. This is, in my opinion, *deranged*. The heavy subject matter makes this most appropriate to read and discuss with high schoolers or mature middle schoolers. Just because they took the F word out of his edition doesn't mean it's suddenly an early chapter book.
tmleblanc's review against another edition
3.0
This is a wonderful introduction to life in South Africa towards the end of Apartheid. Trevor honestly and humorously tells his personal story through the frame of the country’s history.
I received a copy of this book direct from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I received a copy of this book direct from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.