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This is going to be the new book I recommend everyone read; it was so good!
What made it even better was hearing the author narrate it, he was fantastic!
Funny, irreverent and tongue-in-cheek as he recalls his years of growing up in South Africa with his mom who was in every way a rebel and chose her own path in life, he weaves in serious issues like apartheid and its aftermath into the narrative in a way that we imbibe the knowledge but laugh at the way he imparts it; starting with the origin of ...more
What made it even better was hearing the author narrate it, he was fantastic!
Funny, irreverent and tongue-in-cheek as he recalls his years of growing up in South Africa with his mom who was in every way a rebel and chose her own path in life, he weaves in serious issues like apartheid and its aftermath into the narrative in a way that we imbibe the knowledge but laugh at the way he imparts it; starting with the origin of ...more
Trevor Noah is delightful, funny, and enlightening.
A rundown of what I got out of this book:
Funny, funny stories of Trevor’s naughty childhood. The one story where he pooped in the kitchen on a newspaper in order to avoid the flies in the outhouse had me ROLLING. They called the neighborhood in to pray to cast out the demon that invaded the house. OMG… I wanted to share this with anyone I’ve ever known. I’m laughing now just thinking about it. Yes, yes, there are a lot more than just this one, ...more
A rundown of what I got out of this book:
Funny, funny stories of Trevor’s naughty childhood. The one story where he pooped in the kitchen on a newspaper in order to avoid the flies in the outhouse had me ROLLING. They called the neighborhood in to pray to cast out the demon that invaded the house. OMG… I wanted to share this with anyone I’ve ever known. I’m laughing now just thinking about it. Yes, yes, there are a lot more than just this one, ...more
An amazing story of survival
I couldn't put this book down. Never a dull moment. An amazing story of survival and rising up from the ashes of a South African childhood. ...more
I couldn't put this book down. Never a dull moment. An amazing story of survival and rising up from the ashes of a South African childhood. ...more
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