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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah

Start date: March 1, 2017

Finish date: March 31, 2017

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Dec 18, 2019 Nanci rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: autobiography, comedy-humor

Trevor Noah is a great comic and you will also gain a good understanding of growing up in South Africa during Apartheid. I would definitely recommend listening to this book versus reading it, but beware...this book has profanity and adult content. Not appropriate for children.

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Sep 15, 2019 Jan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audible-books, nonfiction, memoir-biography, africa, book-club-2019

This memoir is the September selection of my book club. I purchased it via audible.com, and it was read by Trevor Noah. Such a delight to hear his story from him. His ability with language and accents is uncanny.

This book is hilarious and poignant. Trevor describes his childhood growing up in South Africa at the end of Apartheid. He really was born a crime, so it was fascinating listening to how he and his wonderful mother adapted.

If you plan to read it, I highly recommend you listen to the audi ...more

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