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A review by ruth24
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
5.0
Equal parts heart-wrenching and hilarious, Born a Crime tells the story of Trevor Noah's childhood growing up in South Africa during the last years of Apartheid. Central to the story is his identity as a mixed kid - the son of a black mother and a white father.
I've seen so many positive reviews of this book, particularly from a lot of people whose opinion I trust, so I don't quite know what took me so long to read it myself, BUT. IT. WAS. SO. GOOD.
I was surprised Trevor Noah never really touched on how he became a comedian and rose to fame, but he has so much backstory to tell that I feel the later years could be a totally separate book. (Yes, please!)
I've seen so many positive reviews of this book, particularly from a lot of people whose opinion I trust, so I don't quite know what took me so long to read it myself, BUT. IT. WAS. SO. GOOD.
I was surprised Trevor Noah never really touched on how he became a comedian and rose to fame, but he has so much backstory to tell that I feel the later years could be a totally separate book. (Yes, please!)