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Dec 17, 2023
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"The genius of apartheid was convincing people who were the overwhelming majority to turn on each other."
I'm not overly sure how I feel about this one. In ways, it was good; in others, not so much. The writing was decent and down to earth. I appreciated how the chapters were relatively short. They were prefaced with information about South Africa, followed by an anecdote that pertained to said info. I was a little disappointed that 95% of it was not funny, even though it's listed under humor. I ...more
I'm not overly sure how I feel about this one. In ways, it was good; in others, not so much. The writing was decent and down to earth. I appreciated how the chapters were relatively short. They were prefaced with information about South Africa, followed by an anecdote that pertained to said info. I was a little disappointed that 95% of it was not funny, even though it's listed under humor. I ...more
This is a memoir and was a book club pick. I know some of Trevor Noah's story since he often talked about some of his life on the talkshow he used to have which I sometimes watched. Usually I enjoyed his sense of humor so I guess I figured his book would read similar to some of his monologues but it didn't feel that way at all. The book focused on how he was born and raised in South Africa during a time where it was illegal for different races to be together there (hence the title as he has a wh
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Apr 26, 2024
Maggie
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Sue
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James Malloy
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