Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is a compelling memoir that explores the comedian's remarkable life growing up in apartheid-era South Africa. The book provides a unique perspective on the racial and social complexities of the country's history as Noah, a mixed-race child, navigates the challenges of being born to a black mother and a white father, a union that was illegal at the time.
The day after Liyana experiences her first kiss, her father announces that he is moving the family from St. Louis, to his birthplace, Jerusalem. Liyana leaves everything she knows behind, and everything that won't fit in a few boxes and embarks on an adventure to experience a different kind of life.
I have been thinking a lot about writing lately. Sometimes it can be easy to get caught up in a story, so much that you don't even know notice if it is well or badly written. I was talking to a friend about Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins yesterday, and I admitted that the first time through, I probably only read about 1/3 of the words. I was flipping pages at a frantic rate to find out what happened, who would live, and who wouldn't make it to the last page.
