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[REVIEW] Educated

EducatedEducated by Tara Westover
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Now I get why this book is on everyone's TBR or everyone's favourites.... It's a memoir that reads like a thriller, which makes it even more creepy!!!
"holy guacamole, this is not fiction, this lady really lived through this"

I am not summarising the book, many people did that already and in a much better way.
What I will say, however, is that I've been thinking for a long time that education is the solution for most of humanity's problems, but I never quite understood why most people don't like to learn, are not curious, don't use the amazing source of knowledge we have today in the tip of our hands! (yep, I am from the pre-cell phone era, guys)
But this book showed me a glimpse of the isolation people feel when they start changing, shifting, learning and questioning... at some point, in your learning process, you have to decide if you step out of your comfort zone into the unknown (alone, probably you will suffer some of aggression), or if you stay where you are...
Today, I think differently, but the idea is not completely settled in my head... I would say something like this "most world's problem would be solved by the willing of brave people to be educated..."

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[REVIEW] Born a crime

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African ChildhoodBorn a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am giving 5* to this audiobook, narrated by Trevor Noah himself.
I got a bit lost a few times with the timelines and his age in the different chapters, but i got used to it quite fast.
His memories and the way he talks about them are very compelling, very funny at times, but also shocking, sad, outrageous...
Finally, what a good way to write a love letter to your mom <3 maybe I get my inspiration from this memoir...
Now I will try to convince my husband to listen to it! Wish me luck!

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[REVIEW] On the come up

On the Come UpOn the Come Up by Angie Thomas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I liked this YA book: we meet a teenager who wants to be a raper and bad-ass just like her father, without really understanding the consequences just because she´s naïve... or should I say, just a teenager...
The family struggles a lot, mainly because of prejudice, which is nice to see through the eyes of the teen and how she feels responsible for "saving" her family at 16 y.o..
I am in a phase where YA books need to be read with care and in very slow doses, otherwise I spend the whole time rolling my eyes... I tend to forget how teenagers are really dumb, just like I was!

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