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A review by moeinio
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
5.0
It's incredible to think that you can be born on two different continents and yet have experienced something so similar.
Much of what he talks about in this book, from racism and societal pressures to struggling with family dynamics, being the outsider and having to adapt to hardships, is very relatable and close to home.
One funny thing that struck me was when he talked about how his brain started to store things that happened around him in English, even when people, including himself, were speaking another language at the time. I always thought that was a strange thing to do just to make it easier for me to remember and recall certain events. I am glad to know that I am not the only one.
Much of what he talks about in this book, from racism and societal pressures to struggling with family dynamics, being the outsider and having to adapt to hardships, is very relatable and close to home.
One funny thing that struck me was when he talked about how his brain started to store things that happened around him in English, even when people, including himself, were speaking another language at the time. I always thought that was a strange thing to do just to make it easier for me to remember and recall certain events. I am glad to know that I am not the only one.