Reviews tagging 'Murder'

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai

34 reviews

sofiaaeelizabeth's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

Minor: Rape

zoe_thebookdragon8's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Definitely one of those books everyone should read. I of course knew who Malala was before picking up the book, but i’ve learned so much by just listening to everything she wrote down in this book. Would highly recommend to anyone! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

jdromsky's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

Beautifully written with exquisite storytelling. The prose and cadence perfectly captures what I believe is the crux of the book: Malala was juggling being a child and growing up in a war zone with a desire to change her world and her circumstances. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Kidnapping

Malala describes the horrors of war within Swat Valley and larger Pakistan.

pianokeys's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

shaynasiakimotu's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

meghan1111's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Torture, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal death

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

rhiannon814r's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest

urfriendash's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

malala yousafzai started speaking out for girl's education when she was a young girl; in pakistan, early 2000's, the taliban started terrorizing her town and harming people who spoke against their beliefs. after malala started getting attention for advocating for girl's rights, the taliban attempted to take her life. after this event, malala had even more eyes on her while she stood up for girls rights.

i think this novel was phenomenal! it informs you on this very important issue of girls education, terrorism, and the taliban, while also being very intriguing and fast paced. if informational novels usually bore you, this one definitely wont!

one of my favorite parts about this book is how it tells you all about malalas life during the talibans terrorist attacks, but while it talks about that devastating topic, it cast a light on the good parts of her life during these struggles, like playing games with her friends after school, or watching ugly betty. another example is when malala reflects on her thoughts about her brush with death; while it is a terrible thing to happen, she writes that shes grateful to be alive and that the situation put so many eyes on her to advocate for the rights of women!

i would highly recommend this to anyone!! the topics malala discuss are very salient and i think everyone should give this book a chance.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I want to clarify that my rating is solely for the book and not for Malala as a person.
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.

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Content Warnings

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