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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
6 reviews
angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition
4.0
The book covers Malala's life story in great detail, from her childhood to the time when her family stayed in Birmingham. However, I did face some issues with the writing, particularly with the way the political and historical accounts were intertwined with its personal reflections. Nevertheless, it was still worth reading, and her story is truly enlightening and inspiring. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for an eye-opening read.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and War
coti_passadore's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Medical content
Minor: War
saadamansayyed's review against another edition
5.0
While people may have different personal opinions about Yousafzai, one thing is clear — her courage and her determination for her purpose is worthy of being inspired of. In spite of all that was done to her and said to her, Malala used her voice for the cause of peace and education.
The book takee us all the way back to 1969, when Ziauddin Yousfazai, Malala's father, school owner, educational activist and her greatest mentor, was born in Shangla. Chronicling her father's early days followed by her (then seventeen-year) life, the book takes you to the beautiful lands of Swat, once known for their magnificence and which were turned into terrible places to be by the miltiant violence in the area.
The book uses simple language to tackle difficult subjects, doing so with maddening elegance and a sense of honesty. The book needs some work on pacing, but when was real life paced perfectly?
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
chaya_v's review against another edition
4.5
This would be a 5-star book but I just had a hard time at some points to get through the more information packed chapters. I understand of course that the history and politics matter but it was sometimes hard to assimilate all the information.
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Murder
calthapalustris's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail
josy_trapp's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Murder