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Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
5.0
This was one book I was dying to read when I heard about it. Because I LOVE TREVOR NOAH. I think he's one of the most insightful, witty journalists/comedians that are there today. Basically, I'm in love with him.
However, I was in love with only his work - his stand up shows, his work with The Daily Show (which I watch daily). I didn't really research his life, except to see if he has a girlfriend (which he does ☹). Which is why things that he said in his book were so shocking to me. I knew he lived in apartheid, I knew about his family and him being mixed - I just didn't understand the ramifications of having to live through that.
Having read the book I feel as though I'm in love again, but this time with his mother. What a pillar of strength, a force to be reckoned with, a rebel and a crusader of her times and ours! Basically, I love his family.
There were times I laughed and laughed, times when I was solemn and times I simply bawled. The painting that Trevor Noah painted of his life was fresh and you didn't have to look too closely to see the cracks, the bumps. But it was these cracks and bumps that made the painting so beautiful.
I would recommend this book to anyone - even if you haven't followed Trevor Noah's work because after this, you sure will.
However, I was in love with only his work - his stand up shows, his work with The Daily Show (which I watch daily). I didn't really research his life, except to see if he has a girlfriend (which he does ☹). Which is why things that he said in his book were so shocking to me. I knew he lived in apartheid, I knew about his family and him being mixed - I just didn't understand the ramifications of having to live through that.
Having read the book I feel as though I'm in love again, but this time with his mother. What a pillar of strength, a force to be reckoned with, a rebel and a crusader of her times and ours! Basically, I love his family.
There were times I laughed and laughed, times when I was solemn and times I simply bawled. The painting that Trevor Noah painted of his life was fresh and you didn't have to look too closely to see the cracks, the bumps. But it was these cracks and bumps that made the painting so beautiful.
I would recommend this book to anyone - even if you haven't followed Trevor Noah's work because after this, you sure will.