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charmingcapybara's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.25
withdaisyinmind's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
slow-paced
5.0
amwebster70's review against another edition
5.0
So good! I recommend the audiobook as it’s read by the author. I knew very little about South Africa during Apartheid. I had made certain assumptions that I now know were all wrong.
melaniegalaxy's review against another edition
5.0
Incredibly well-written, with compelling recurring themes and a lot of history as well
sophietica's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
5.0
It's one thing knowing somebody had a rough childhood, but knowing the details is completely different. Light in tone, dark in subject matter. I was moved by it.
ellathelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Cracking read. A great insight into South African society and culture (which I knew virtually nothing about) and plenty of laughs.
pb_and_jamie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
5.0
dontstopreadin's review against another edition
5.0
Trevor's book was so heartfelt. I don't often read celebrity memoirs from people I already love. For the most part, I fall in love with them because of their memoir (and read them because they were highly recommended). Trevor is one of the few exceptions; I looooved him prior to reading this, and I wasn't let down by hearing his whole story.
Trevor didn't talk a lot about how he came to the place we see him in now in terms of work ethic or journey or experience. Instead, he takes a much more important route, IMO. Trevor starts at the beginning, but his memoir isn't necessarily chronological all the way through. It's a script, it builds to the climax, the most gut-wrenching moments of his life. We see a young boy growing up in a time where, according to the laws where he lived, he shouldn't have ever been born. We see how his strong mother raises him, we see how he is rebellious in his own way. He does not shy away from any "bad" behavior or mistakes he's made in his past. He's so open and honest about his upbringing, the way things were for, the life he led and the issues that were a part of all of that.
A highlight for me was the moments, and there are many, where Trevor speaks about what it is like to be biracial, even without the confides of the laws that he grew up with. To be raised with only one culture, to highly identify with one group, to not understand your place or a missing parent's heritage, to have people look at you differently, for people to not understand why you identify the way you do. It's stuff I strongly understand and related to. Thanks, Trevor, for putting that on the page so openly.
This is a truly incredible tale. It's important and it's impactful and it's everything that Trevor already brings to the table in his show and his comedy and his life. It's open, raw, honest, and makes you think. Even if you don't like memoirs, I think this is an incredible read and I highly recommend it to each and everyone of you.
Trigger warnings for: violence, gun violence, alcohol abuse, animal cruelty, racism, domestic violence
Rep for: South African/biracial narrator, religion
Trevor didn't talk a lot about how he came to the place we see him in now in terms of work ethic or journey or experience. Instead, he takes a much more important route, IMO. Trevor starts at the beginning, but his memoir isn't necessarily chronological all the way through. It's a script, it builds to the climax, the most gut-wrenching moments of his life. We see a young boy growing up in a time where, according to the laws where he lived, he shouldn't have ever been born. We see how his strong mother raises him, we see how he is rebellious in his own way. He does not shy away from any "bad" behavior or mistakes he's made in his past. He's so open and honest about his upbringing, the way things were for, the life he led and the issues that were a part of all of that.
A highlight for me was the moments, and there are many, where Trevor speaks about what it is like to be biracial, even without the confides of the laws that he grew up with. To be raised with only one culture, to highly identify with one group, to not understand your place or a missing parent's heritage, to have people look at you differently, for people to not understand why you identify the way you do. It's stuff I strongly understand and related to. Thanks, Trevor, for putting that on the page so openly.
This is a truly incredible tale. It's important and it's impactful and it's everything that Trevor already brings to the table in his show and his comedy and his life. It's open, raw, honest, and makes you think. Even if you don't like memoirs, I think this is an incredible read and I highly recommend it to each and everyone of you.
Trigger warnings for: violence, gun violence, alcohol abuse, animal cruelty, racism, domestic violence
Rep for: South African/biracial narrator, religion