While there is no doubt this memoir is written very well and is an interesting story, as well as one that examines apartheid honestly, it only gets 3.75 from me simply because the Noah writes with the timeline jumping all over the place and it was extremely difficult to follow where we were in his life. 

Despite that frustration I deeply enjoyed this memoir. Noah’s life has truly been one of trials and tribulations, his success in the face of everything is truly incredible. I will always look up to him. 

The ending of this book with Trevor and his mother in the hospital room made me smile. Patricia Noah sounds like the kind of woman that deserves more than one book to be written about her, it is clear this memoir is more a tribute to her than to Trevor himself, and those moments are where it shines.