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A fabulous memoir. I agree with another reviewer who wrote that this book is almost a love letter to Trevor Noah's amazing mother. The audio book was especially wonderful not only because Noah is very adept at imitating any accent, he is also a polyglot--meaning he speaks six languages fluently plus conversational German, and he reads parts of the book in the different languages (always followed by the English translation).
Since buying this book (Nelson Mandela) for my son, I realized I how litt ...more
Since buying this book (Nelson Mandela) for my son, I realized I how litt ...more
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Trevor Noah is known to most American audiences as the newest host and replacement for Jon Stewart on late night comedy. But this book chronicles his childhood in South Africa in the last few years of apartheid, through the years immediately after with their unrest and violence, and his own experiences with abuse. And yet, through it all, he kept his innate goodness and kind nature, despite seeing some horrific things. I don't know that I could have come through as happily as ...more
Trevor Noah is known to most American audiences as the newest host and replacement for Jon Stewart on late night comedy. But this book chronicles his childhood in South Africa in the last few years of apartheid, through the years immediately after with their unrest and violence, and his own experiences with abuse. And yet, through it all, he kept his innate goodness and kind nature, despite seeing some horrific things. I don't know that I could have come through as happily as ...more
Feb 17, 2018
LaRaie
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it was amazing
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Love this man, loved listening to his book on CD. What an amazing life. His voice is an important one. Full-on crush on this man. A gem.
I can't say for sure that this would have held my interest the same way if I had read it to myself, but the audiobook was so good!
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Trevor Noah is impressive as a person and a storyteller. He has grown on me as the daily show host, but now I see him on another level and I appreciate his style and perspective so much more. 100% worth reading even if you are neutral about him. There is much to learn from his first-hand account of growing up under apartide as a literal outcast and the unique perspective it gave him on race issues.
the ending was intense, but also very moving.
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Aug 27, 2018
Kate
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Dec 10, 2018
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Jan 24, 2019
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