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Book Review: BORN A CRIME by Trevor Noah

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I don't watch his show, nightly. I do catch recaps of his monologues on YouTube sometimes. I have seen his stand up special, and I do like what I hear whenever I catch a glimpse of him on television, or hear about his commentaries and reflections. I follow him on Instagram. I wouldn't say I'm a huge "fan" yet, but I am definitely someone who respects Trevor Noah. Based on my limited knowledge of him...I know that he is someone worthy of respect. I do now admire him, a great deal, thanks to what I've read. His book, "Born a Crime," filled in every blank necessary to give me a thorough understanding of who Trevor Noah was raised to be, and the circumstances that created the intellectually stimulating comedian and public figure that he is today. Basically a story about growing up in South Africa, "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" is a tale about his childhood, his identity formation, his coming of age as a critical thi