Born a Crime - Stories from a South African Childhood

Trevor Noah hooked me from the start when I heard the excerpt of how at age 5, his mother threw him out of a moving car. I just knew I was in for something unique hearing him tell his stories.

It's not just the riveting way he spins a tale, and his impressive dialects and languages. It's the honesty, sensitivity and vulnerability he shows that makes Born a Crime special.
Noah's relationship with his mother in particular was a source of a lot of laughter from me. I liked her unusual sense of humour. What she considered funny Noah often didn't, which made the anecdotes he told even more humourous.

I also learned so much about South Africa and Apartheid from him. What Noah witnessed and experienced growing up was so shocking and gut wrenching. I was repeatedly on the edge of my seat listening along, rooting for him, the perpetual underdog.

Noah is a well rounded story-teller with the ability to play many characters, which makes him the ideal narrator. I can't recommend this awesome audio enough.
There's just something about hearing the author narrate their own story, you know? I think this is the way I prefer to experience memoirs, listen to them, as opposed to read them.

I've been listening to some poignant, fascinating audiobooks lately. Dare I say, lately these audiobooks are better than some of the books I've been reading. 😮 I can't thank Bookstagrammers enough for introducing me to audio books!

Until next time,

Kara