Born a Crime

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Reviewed by Warren
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18 months ago America was angry. An unknown comedian had taken the reins of their most-watched late night show. But this isn't the 'rags to riches' story of Trevor Noah. Born a Crime is a firsthand account of a mischievous boy growing up in apartheid South Africa when "a black woman learning to write was like a blind woman learning to drive". It's a down-to-earth recollection that takes you from 9-year-old Trevor being chucked from a moving car to the 25-year-old who raced to the bedside of the person he cared about most of all - she had been shot in the head. This account of his heartbreaking yet hilarious life experience is more relevant now than ever. If one person is legitimately using their platform to stop America taking mighty steps backwards, it's the boy who fought his way from the darkest depths of South African racism to the front cover of this month's TIME magazine - we're in safe hands.