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So, I am not a huge memoir reader, and I don't really care about celebrities, so I realize my next statement will be tempered by these limitations, but this is, by far and away, the best celebrity memoir I've ever read, and probably one of the best memoirs I've ever read, period. I was already impressed with Trevor Noah, but I am more so now. And as a USAmerican abroad, I so appreciate that the host of The Daily Show is someone who's not always lived in the US, and can look at it from both the o
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BOOK RIOT READ HARDER CHALLENGE 2018 - fulfills #12: A celebrity memoir
This was the February pick for my book club. I enjoyed reading about Trevor Noah's experiences growing up in South Africa. It was also interesting to me that I read this one right after I finished Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers, which was about individuals living in poverty in the slums of Mumbai, India. There is a lot to compare and contrast between these two books. Both tell of a segment of society living in ...more
This was the February pick for my book club. I enjoyed reading about Trevor Noah's experiences growing up in South Africa. It was also interesting to me that I read this one right after I finished Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers, which was about individuals living in poverty in the slums of Mumbai, India. There is a lot to compare and contrast between these two books. Both tell of a segment of society living in ...more
Great book. Powerful ending. My only criticism is that he jumps over a pretty big transition from hustling pirated cds on the corner to touring the country doing stand-up in a single sentence. How’d that happen???
Holy smokes, what a crazy life Trevor Noah had. I listened to this as an audiobook. Over all I quite liked it, but I didn't care for how he portrayed his childhood voices. It felt forced.
It was a bit tricky to follow some of the parts that jumped around and so I took a bit longer to listen to all of it. I liked learning more about South Africa, race politics there, the different languages, his crazy schemes, etc.
It's amazing that he has become such a relatable comedian after all of his nutty ad ...more
It was a bit tricky to follow some of the parts that jumped around and so I took a bit longer to listen to all of it. I liked learning more about South Africa, race politics there, the different languages, his crazy schemes, etc.
It's amazing that he has become such a relatable comedian after all of his nutty ad ...more
Jan 24, 2018
Loretta
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Thoroughly enjoyed this and would highly recommend it. It isn't a "celebrity" memoir, in that it isn't remotely about how Noah came to be the host of the Daily Show. Rather, it is about his childhood in South Africa, including thoughtful discussions about race under the hateful system of apartheid, the pernicious and continuing effects of colonialism. Most of all, though, what I will remember most is the way this is a loving tribute to his mother.
Noah is an outstanding narrator, unsurprisingly. ...more
Noah is an outstanding narrator, unsurprisingly. ...more
Mar 13, 2018
Journeywoman
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This was a phenomenal book. This was even better on audio due to the author's nuanced narration. My only issue is that once we met some of these people in Trevor's life, I wanted to find out what happened to them and he never went back to them. I hope that means he plans another book because it would be superb.
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Highly recommend the audiobook!
Dec 28, 2017
Rachel Harlich
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Cristella
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May 09, 2019
Jennifer
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