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A review by krumanda
Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
3.0
I think Trevor Noah delivered a great story with a powerful ending.
What I wanted more from the book was a deeper cut, more education about apartheid. I think he touched on some very deep topics but with a very light hand, and being a comedian, always with some kind of joke or good metaphor to lighten it up. I enjoyed his voice as a writer, I enjoyed the stories. I went into this book not expecting to "enjoy" it much, you know, being about such a terrible time in the world. It's a great book and I definitely recommend it. There's so much to unpack.
During the whole book I was waiting for the ending, I needed to know what happened (he mentions it offhand near the beginning and the reader is like "wait, WHAT?! how can you drop that and not tell me about it immediately?!") and got what I wanted at the very end.
Having literally just finished it, I may still need some time to soak it in.
TL;DR
Very fast read. Definitely Recommend. Wanted something more which I can't quite articulate at this time.
What I wanted more from the book was a deeper cut, more education about apartheid. I think he touched on some very deep topics but with a very light hand, and being a comedian, always with some kind of joke or good metaphor to lighten it up. I enjoyed his voice as a writer, I enjoyed the stories. I went into this book not expecting to "enjoy" it much, you know, being about such a terrible time in the world. It's a great book and I definitely recommend it. There's so much to unpack.
During the whole book I was waiting for the ending, I needed to know what happened (he mentions it offhand near the beginning and the reader is like "wait, WHAT?! how can you drop that and not tell me about it immediately?!") and got what I wanted at the very end.
Having literally just finished it, I may still need some time to soak it in.
TL;DR
Very fast read. Definitely Recommend. Wanted something more which I can't quite articulate at this time.