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A Goodreads user asked this question about Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood:
The book sounds intriguing. Is there anything in it that might make it inappropriate for a mainline church library that does not limit itself to books on religion?
Linda How much do your church members accept modern, secular popular entertainment? If they can find faith and goodness in people in spite of profanity, in …moreHow much do your church members accept modern, secular popular entertainment? If they can find faith and goodness in people in spite of profanity, in spite of choices people make that are less than noble and church-approved, then this book is suitable. Trevor Noah himself may have doubts about organized religion, as many young people today have, but the rock-solid faith of his mother is never in doubt, and Noah pays tribute to that--sometimes with humor. But I think "awe" is his view of her faith at the end. I found it a book about faith with lessons about just reaching out to people, (such as Noah's discovery about his jail mate). (less)
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