A Book Review ; Born A Crime.

When I received a DM from him on that fateful day which emphatically stressed the need for me to safeguard the E-book, I almost thought otherwise.
First of all, I made a wild conjecture the book was written by him and that he was trying to minimize the chances of losing it. Two, the book contains some sensitive propaganda that should only catch the eyes of a selected few, as my friend in question is a political activist.
So, to keep the record straight, I had to ask him if I could read the book, and he replied, "by all means," and this, in turn, eased all of my concerns about the content of the book.

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I finished a book over 200 pages in less than three(3) days which is so unlike me. I was literally on edge while reading through the pages of the book because of my keenness to get to the last chapter.

ABOUT THE BOOK AND THE STORYLINE.

"Born A Crime" is a novel that depicts the autobiography of a South African mischievous mixed-color young man who tries to navigate life and find meaning to it amid the circumstances that surround him. His existence was considered a crime by the tyrannical white government during apartheid because of the spermicide and the uterus that conceived him, being born by a White Swiss father and a Xhosa (South African) mother, an action considered as a crime and liable of an imprisonment of not more than five years under the IMMORTALITY ACTS, 1927 in South Africa.
His desire to break free from the cycle of poverty isn't as great as seeing her mum freed from the grip of a manipulative and abusive stepfather.
Years passed and he grew more confused about why her staunch Christian mum would subject herself to such physical, emotional, and mental torture instead of choosing to keep her life and walking out of the marriage. All of these traumatic experiences affected young Trevor psychologically and he left home to stay with friends when he still could.
SpoilerI! This isn't all, this is a crumb of the whole story.

The book embodies genres like memoir, humour, culture, family, social movement, and social justice among others, which makes it more interesting and fun to read.
It's an eye-opener that gives a glimpse of the hellish experience black South Africans underwent during the severity of apartheid before it ended through Nelson Mandela's anti-apartheid movement.
If you're a lover of true-life stories,
If you're an explorative reader,
If you like dark humor, you'll have a good read as you swipe through the pages of this book.

©️ Medemausi

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