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Love love LOVED this book and am so glad to have finally read it. Laughed so hard I cried. Funny, sad, smart, powerful.
You MUST listen to this book. The voices he does, the performance, the way he takes you right there, is masterful. Don't read it. His narration is wonderful. Such an interesting insight into a fascinating upbringing. Also when do we get to meet his mother? What an amazing woman.
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Wonderful book, and perfect for listening - Trevor Noah reads the audiobook. His childhood as a “colored” person in South Africa and the end of apartheid is fascinating. More than anything, this book is a love letter to his mom. She is an amazing woman and the hero of this book. Highly recommend.
Absolutely terrific.
I do not read a lot of non-fiction. I actually spend a lot of time avoiding non-fiction because the real world is the balls and I read to escape.
I'm glad I made an exception for this one. Trevor tells his story with the stark, no holds bar honesty that you want to hear, but the humor with it as well. And the love. The love he feels for his mother and his family burns through the entire book. I hope my son loves me that way. I hope I can raise him to be as good a man. ...more
I'm glad I made an exception for this one. Trevor tells his story with the stark, no holds bar honesty that you want to hear, but the humor with it as well. And the love. The love he feels for his mother and his family burns through the entire book. I hope my son loves me that way. I hope I can raise him to be as good a man. ...more
I was expecting more of a biography of how Noah got into comedy and was tapped to head one of the most popular and cutting edge comedy shows ever (shame on me for not reading the inside flap copy), but this was a book full of individual stories from Noah's childhood in South Africa. I listened to the audio version (something I haven't done much of in the past, but will do more in the future), which Noah read himself, and it was funny, touching and smartly written. Highly recommended. Wish I coul
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