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4 stars

Born a Crime is a memoir about Trevor Noah’s childhood in South Africa. I honestly don’t know much about Trevor Noah and I’ve never watched any of his stuff, but I got this as a freebie on audible forever ago and thought now would be a good time to read it. I’m so glad I did.

The best part about this audiobook is that Trevor Noah narrated it. With the different languages spoken and dialects, it was great to hear it all in Noah’s voice. Also, as heavy as it was at times, his humor really shined through.

It’s so interesting to me to see how different things are in other countries. I am close to the same age as Trevor Noah and I can’t imagine growing up the way he did. Reading others stories that aren’t like yours is so important. This story is important, it’s powerful, and if you’re going to read it, I can’t recommend the audiobook enough. The narration is spectacular.

“People love to say, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.� What they don’t say is, “And it would be nice if you gave him a fishing rod.� That’s the part of the analogy that’s missing.�