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

5.0

We listened to this as a family (children are teenagers) on audio on a couple of long car rides. It's fantastic -- Trevor Noah's talent for humor is evident as he shares the dramatic episodes of his life and describes his very unusual family and upbringing, but it's not a book of humor. What makes it outstanding is his ability to use his life to make some persuasive arguments about South Africa specifically, but also about society and the nature of human beings in general. I might deduct half a star for the handful of times that there is repetition, but overall, the story he tells is engaging and definitely worth listening to as he narrates it. (I can't imagine it would be as compelling alone on the page...)