Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

2016 • 288 pages

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Average rating4.5

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I would rate this book at 4.5, but since some of his memories triggered some of my long-forgotten memories, both pleasant and unpleasant, and for that I'll give it 5 stars.
The book is actually quite poorly written in my opinion. I'd say it's like an extended Daily Show where he talks about growing up in South Africa. It's quite funny to notice how many things we had in common, though we grew up at different times and in opposite parts of the world.
His view on apartheid I would describe as a sequel to Nelson Mandela's “Long Walk to Freedom”. Mandela's book concludes with the first major victory against apartheid and Trevor Noah describes what followed, not from a politician's perspective, but that of a coloured boy, teenager, and later adult.

June 15, 2017Report this review