A review by inspiredprey
Trevor Noah Collection 2 Books Set (Its Trevor Noah, Born A Crime) by Trevor Noah

5.0

Listening to this brilliant book, narrated by Trevor Noah himself, was nothing short of awe-inspiring and revelatory. Trevor has had such a complex, poverty-ridden childhood but listening to it all makes you realize he was a perfectly happy and naughty kid! I came away from this book with reverence for his mother - Patricia Nombuyiselo Noah, a woman made of love and steel, and so much faith in the power of God and spirituality, something that I've always seen most in women. I think this book is more about Trevor's mother than it is about him because the story of his childhood is the story of how his mother persevered, thrived, struggled but always always always stayed resolute in her faith. I'm ashamed I didn't know much about apartheid in South Africa, and this book helped me understand it. I realized the many ways that South Africans and Indians suffered at the hands of colonialism, and our struggles are somehow still very different given that Black folks continue to face racism at a level that few others do. If you read one thing this year - Trevor's book should definitely be it. Better yet, listen to the audiobook because it somehow feels much better than reading it.