September 2017 Host:  Sarah

Born a Crime:  Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Summary

This is an enlightening and at times harrowing narrative on growing up in post-apartheid Africa. Trevor's stories about his adolescence are at times familiar (acne, trouble dating) and at other times appalling (drunkenness, abuse, bootlegging, illegal for him to see his father). Noah was neither black nor white but a mixed-race child who never stopped searching for his identity. Although he experienced homelessness and even eating caterpillars, he always maintained a positive perspective, probably because of his remarkable mom. I especially enjoyed reading about the bond between him and his mother, he actually went to jail for (not) stealing a car rather than tell her. We all enjoyed this book, especially the candid insight into what it what was really like growing up in post-apartheid Africa.

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