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This book was a selection for book club. I like Trevor Noah but don’t think that I would have read it on my own. I initially didn’t read it because I was supposed to be on a beach this week. Ah, covid 19 had other plans for me.
I really loved his perspective on race coming from South Africa. There is so much nuance to it. I think the biggest take for me was this quote that basically defines privilege.
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, de ...more
I really loved his perspective on race coming from South Africa. There is so much nuance to it. I think the biggest take for me was this quote that basically defines privilege.
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, de ...more
I absolutely love Trevor Noah. I had been waiting to read this book for some time. It is his story and I am no one to judge. This book is good. I’m really rating it a 3.5. But the end of the book... I cannot reconcile how I feel about it. Understanding but furious. I see a broken woman in his mother, I see her strength. But I am pissed off at the end. I don’t know how to reconcile it. Would I recommend this, yes. But at the same time I wish I would have stayed ignorant about it. Sincerely double
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