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I really enjoyed reading this book. It is a very fascinating insight on how the ‘Apartheids’ regime worked. That the book is written from the POV of a child makes it even more interesting.
I think it deserves 3,5 stars. At the times it loses the tension, the pace it needs. It feels like it goes wandering to start again. For me a bit more editing would have helped. But still a good read in its kind.
I think it deserves 3,5 stars. At the times it loses the tension, the pace it needs. It feels like it goes wandering to start again. For me a bit more editing would have helped. But still a good read in its kind.
Nov 01, 2022
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I am a simple girl. If a person could make the story of how his mom got shot in the head the funniest shit I have ever heard in my life, then I would read the shit out of that person's memoir.
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This is Trevor Noah’s memoir about growing up as the child of a black mother and white father during the apartheid in South Africa. He tells some horrific stories, but is able to entwine humour throughout.
Noah had a fascinating childhood, and his very funny stories carry powerful insights into racism and poverty. I am also mixed race and about the same age as Noah, but geography is destiny and his childhood was very different.
Apr 20, 2017
Valerie Brown
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Denise (deesbooknook)
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it was amazing
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