Born a Crime was a book that was fascinating to me. In the west, most people have a mindset of apartheid and segregation being so long ago when that's not even the case for America, but it's certainly not the case for most of the world. Trevor wrote the book, not explaining where he came from but showing through his various stories. It felt like Trevor was walking us through his life, holding our hand and showing us the way.

I resonated with many of his ponderings and character identity issues, being biracial myself. The section with reuniting with his father left me in tears. Thankfully I have both my parents in my life, who have always poured into me about who I am and my identity. However, it still comes down to me in my mind choosing what I will see myself as, on the inside. The struggles of being raised in a culture where you are perceived as different were shown quite well. Thank you.

I appreciate that Trevor Noah has a healthy respect for Christianity, but it still felt like he was mocking it at some points. You could tell though that he holds his mother in high regard though he does not necessarily believe everything that she believes in. Was Christianity used as a form of oppression for colonialism? Perhaps. Anyways that's a whole deep topic to unpack.

The build-up for the last chapter had me shaking and in tears. I could not believe it. These stories were incredible. Everything that Trevor talked about in Born a Crime: comedy, life, religion, love, family, etc made Born a Crime a great book. I would highly recommend to anyone.