I had read Trevor Noah's memoir of growing up in South Africa and wanted to listen to the audiobook --- which was great! I like being able to listen to an audiobook read by the author, especially when it's a memoir. In this case, there was the added bonus of being able to hear Noah pronounce some of the names and phrases from the book. I now know the correct way to pronounce "Xhosa," for example.
Listening to Noah also made parts of the book especially compelling. I agree with what Noah says about race and the absurdities of apartheid, but especially how language unites people. His life is fascinating, and hearing him talk about his mother is really touching. The one thing that I really noticed in the audiobook, however, was that Noah sometimes has odd transitions from section to section. For example, the story about how he was arrested and spent time in jail gets pretty nerve-wracking and then he goes right into a completely different story about food. With the book, I didn't notice this as much but the transitions from section to section are really obvious when you're listening to the audiobook.
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