Easy reading and very informative in a sometimes comical and other times serious way about apartheid in South Africa and the author’s experience as a non white boy in the country.
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Trevor Noah's short stories are autobiographical about his growing up as a "non-white" person in South Africa during the apartheid era. I love his clear style of writing, including the South Africanisms and the shocking circumstances in which his courageous and clever mother overcame obstacles to path his way to education. She sounds like she is an amazing woman. His stories are humorous succinct and clever. My book of choice for every South African and expat to read. We recently attended a live show he put on in London in May 2018. He is clever, perspicatious well-informed, with up to the minute gags. I'd love to meet him.
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Such a good read, so hard to put down. Made me laugh, made me angry, made me cry, made me think, made me feel sorry for those who were brainwashed into their racially unbalanced thinking. Yet made me see that nothing has really changed. Injust, naive, ignorant behavious are just as strong and misplaced now as they were back then. Trevor Noah has such an insight and rational thought process on the illogical behaviours which many still try to make out as fact. Forget political whitewashed correctness, he just says it like it is. Such an eye-opener..
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As celebrity autobiogs go this is a well written and entertaining read. Noah’s infectious humour and often gritty reflections keep you glued to the page. At times there is an almost Dickensian flavour as he juggles neat storytelling and characterisation with political and social commentary. Although somewhat anecdotal (aren’t they all?) this is much more than a string of jokey stories. Above all, it is a tribute to the strong-willed, resourceful mother who, against shocking odds and in defiance of the wretched apartheid system, raised a gifted but very naughty boy who has become a media phenomenon. Great stuff! I think I can just about forgive him for adopting that half-assed anerican accent now.
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Trevor’s book is a roller coaster of emotions, Introducing us to some of the highs and lows of his life. He educates in a very frank way and reveals life in South Africa from a different perspective I’m glad I read this book and will pass it on, one negative,although not really negative book was way too short ....especially as I could put it down and read it in 2 days between work
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