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Loved this and highly recommend listening to the audiobook!!
Going in - I wasn’t too sure what to expect. A trusted friend recommended it so I went in without knowing much and expecting a fairly typical celebrity memoir. This was much more - I learned a lot more about Noah and also about growing up in South Africa.
The audiobook is performed by Trevor Noah - and I intentionally say performed because it’s more than being read. And hearing his inflections and accents really adds a whole extra layer ...more
Going in - I wasn’t too sure what to expect. A trusted friend recommended it so I went in without knowing much and expecting a fairly typical celebrity memoir. This was much more - I learned a lot more about Noah and also about growing up in South Africa.
The audiobook is performed by Trevor Noah - and I intentionally say performed because it’s more than being read. And hearing his inflections and accents really adds a whole extra layer ...more
My only exposure to Noah, like many, was The Daily Show and a Netflix special. I was surprised to discover how many blind assumptions I've made about him from those two sources. His clever voice comes through in his stories of struggle and triumph. An inspiring memoir of living through a time of great social and political change.
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I loved this audiobook. It was fun, funny, insightful, disarming, and really a wonderfully told story. I thought Noah's voice came through so strongly; he approached his past with honesty, humor, clarity, wasn't overly nostalgic but conveyed his authentic love for South Africa and his family. I learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed myself while doing it. I was impressed with Noah's writing, with his storytelling--not so much, I know he can weave a yarn thanks to the Daily Show. :) Highly recommen
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This is the best memoir I have read since Andre Agassi’s Open. So well crafted and well written, packed with insight and information on modern South Africa, full of rich characters from Noah’s life (amongst whom his incredible mother shines). Given that this book ends in Noah’s early adulthood, it’s even more remarkable that his story is so rich and doesn’t fall into the easy traps of other memoirs written by people who are early/mid-career.
This has been on my list for a long time, and I only w ...more
This has been on my list for a long time, and I only w ...more
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