His life in poverty, with a v Partly because I adore Trevor Noah as a person. In this Trevor tells many stories from his childhood in South Africa. He is funny, well-spoken, and insightful as he discusse Shelves: audio-books, memoirs-biographies, non-fiction, humor, africa, beyond-expectations, favorites.
Overall, Born a Crime is a fascinating story, but the loose editing and too casual a writing style meant it lacked narrative cohesion for me, so it's a solid 3 star review. Trevor Noah's childhood memoir definitely showcases his fresh, witty perspective and provide a lot of history and context of life under apartheid and life just after the end of apartheid, from a macro level of the forces and powers at work and warring against each other, to the micro level of Trevor and his family's experienc Shelves: added-by-recommendation, e-book, doubleday, biography, memoir, non-fiction, overdrive, humor.
I admit I know virtually nothing about South Africa other than the absolute obvious, like what is reported in the news. So, Trevor gives readers like myself a bit of a history and a maybe a civics lesson too, in how people are divided by class and race and the th I was lucky to see Trevor Noah speak about this book recently, and the way he talked about his story, and his life growing up in South Africa made me all the more eager to read it!
The book is a cohesive collection of stories from his childhood and early adulthood, and though I am not typically a reader of much non-fiction, I found this book truly compelling and hard to put down! Noah has a way of really drawing you in, and making you feel as though you are there with him, experiencing his memori Instagram Twitter Facebook Amazon Pinterest I consider myself an unofficial expert on celebrity memoirs.
I haven't read all of them although I would like to - even the stupid ones, because I am incredibly nosy and devour celebrity gossip the way other people devour Dorritos or fake news , but I've read a fair amount, and they usually follow a typical narrative arc. I love Trevor Noah. It's not. The book is about Trevor growing up in South Africa when apartheid was coming to an end.
Apartheid and it's aftermath left the impoverished black population of South Africa with hard lives and few opportunities. Nevertheless, Trevor infuses his story with hope and humor. I really liked this book about Trevor Noah's childhood in South Africa. I listened to this on audio, narrated by the comedian himself, and I appreciated his frank storytelling.
I enjoyed his memories of his mother and grandmother, and the details of the various scrapes he got into as a kid. It was especially enlightening hearing what his mother went through just to be able to see his father, who was Swiss. Because interracial relationships were forbidden under apartheid, they had to be clever to Also, celebrity autobiographies: not really my thing barring the odd exception. But that title demands curiosity: how can someone be born a crime?
So, I picked up the book in a bookstore, read the dust jacket, and thought Hey, this seems like it might be good. I then put the book down and promptly forgot about the whole thing. Of course, then I began to see it p Shelves: bio, race, south-africa, read, audible-uk, religion, returned, relationships, disliked.
I have changed my rating to one star. I did not like this book. What tipped the balance for me is the 'Go Hitler' chant. The author's explanation was not adequate and I found the whole episode inappropriately drawn. Perhaps this is my own fault. I misunderstood what its central focus was to be. It is less a book about growing up in South Born a Crime is about growing up in South Africa: living under apartheid when his existence was evidence of a crime, life after apartheid, the deep bond between a mother and son, the unique challenges of growing up mixed race, and living with an abusive stepfather.
It's filled with humor and biting social commentary, but the main words that describe this book are insightful and heartfelt. I was already Not just because of the content--which is at times heartbreaking and mindblowing--but also becaus I knew nothing about Trevor's background except that he is an American celebrity.
I liked his talk shows, like million others. His story comes as a huge shock. Looking at him today, I find it hard to believe that he went through so much, so early in life. Actually, what I see in him today is intelligence, cat-like agility, and talent to connect with others. I liked reading about his childhood. He became the host of comedy show of the Daily Show. Trevor Noah is a famous comedian and a political commentator. Who got famous by his show the Daily Show.
He was born in South Africa to a white father. Who had relations with a black mother so they both hid him from the government officials. As the law in the white regime used to subject such couples to 4 years in prison. This law abolished. He took free-breathing and his restlessness stimulated him to explore the world. Basically, his father and mother study in the same college and they are starting to like each other. So Trevor was born on mix family and he facing a lot of troubles in his life because of black color and this discrimination is still present in the world.
For some people, this is an old thing know but for kind information of that kind of people is color discrimination is still present in the world and Trevor is the victim of this disease.
He spends his all childhood inside the jail because his father was sentenced to jail for too many years and he was also living in prison quarter with his mother.
And he was affected very much because he grew up in a very bad environment so when he was a teenager he starts done a different kind of small crime. Trevor Noah was born on February 20, , in South Africa. He was doing a very good job in his life basically he is a multitasking guy. He did many different kinds of jobs at the same time and in all fields, he achieves many stages. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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