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carlybarly6's review
4.0
In Malala Yousafzai’s latest book, a number of women and girls share their experiences as immigrants and refugees. We Are Displaced humanizes the statistics and challenges narratives that often make it easy for one to disconnect from (or worse, degrade) immigrant and refugee people. The stories shared are full of incredible journeys that so many people, people that could be you and me, go through for a matter of survival. They are stories full of heart, strength, and commonality.
winstonandbooks's review
5.0
It never fails to shock me how people take peace for granted. I am grateful for it every day. Not everyone has it. Millions of men, women, and children witness wars every day. Their reality is violence, homes destroyed, innocent lives lost. And the only choice they have for safety is to leave. To "choose" to be displaced. That is not much of a choice.
Want to do something for refugees? Read this book. Malala has compiled stories from refugee girls from all around the world. It is a fast read as the stories are brief, but incredibly moving and powerful. If you’ve been lost with where to start to help refugees, one important thing you can do is read the stories of these girls. As the book notes in an afterword, “empathy is key.”
Want to do something for refugees? Read this book. Malala has compiled stories from refugee girls from all around the world. It is a fast read as the stories are brief, but incredibly moving and powerful. If you’ve been lost with where to start to help refugees, one important thing you can do is read the stories of these girls. As the book notes in an afterword, “empathy is key.”
sarah_grey's review
5.0
I loved this because we all need a reminder that refugees are, above all things, people in need of help. The stories made me cry because they were a real person's reality.
taylor_mcel's review
5.0
This book was absolutely breathtaking. It made me take a step back to admire my privilege as well as remind me of all the fierce women that are fighting around the world.
laurajh77's review
3.0
Let me start by saying this is not a bad book. I think there are very valuable stories here and they deserve to be heard. That said, it is written in a very simple style and I couldn’t help but feel that there were a lot of things glossed over and sanitised. If this is aimed at teens then I can kind of understand that, but I think the stories these young women have to tell should be told in full. No hidden parts, no making it an easy read, they deserve better than that. They have been through hell. They should be proud of all they have survived and accomplished. I wanted to know more about them, about their lives, about everything. So it’s really a 3.5 from me.
zbrarian's review
5.0
Read this in less than one day. An amazing story of survival, perseverance, and determination. Strong female voices permeate throughout the book. It makes me realize how lucky we are in America to have the freedoms we do. I cannot imagine having to flee my country, not knowing if I would live or die and then down the road going back to see where my journey all started. Highly recommend this book to MS/HS students.
alishafletcher123's review against another edition
5.0
An incredible collection of essays that provides personal context to the tragedies we do and don’t hear in the news.
cat_literary_world's review against another edition
5.0
A must read!
Malala’s life story is well known worldwide. In this book, we get a shorter version, in the first part. The main goal, in this book, is to bring awareness to the refugees’ lives.
I gave this book 5 stars because it’s a great book as far as bringing awareness is concerned. I don’t believe in rating people’s lives, as every life experience is valide. I rate this type of books based on writing and delivering of message alone.
Malala brings us the life stories of several displaced girls, and she does so in a clear and concise way. She gives us a small introduction on why these girls had to flee their homes and moves on to let them tell their experiences. The book is great in the sense it clearly tell us that people get away to survive, which, here in our privileged world, sometimes might go unnoticed. I think it’s obvious, but some people seem to think refugees are lucky to get to Europe/USA while forgetting they left ALL they knew behind, all their possessions and sometimes family and friends.
I won’t get much more into detail, as I feel there’s nothing I can possible write/say that begins to explain how relevant this reading is. I will just finish by saying I feel privileged to have had the opportunity of pursuing an higher education without any concerns. It was always a given for me, and it’s not for a lot of girls worldwide.
Malala’s life story is well known worldwide. In this book, we get a shorter version, in the first part. The main goal, in this book, is to bring awareness to the refugees’ lives.
I gave this book 5 stars because it’s a great book as far as bringing awareness is concerned. I don’t believe in rating people’s lives, as every life experience is valide. I rate this type of books based on writing and delivering of message alone.
Malala brings us the life stories of several displaced girls, and she does so in a clear and concise way. She gives us a small introduction on why these girls had to flee their homes and moves on to let them tell their experiences. The book is great in the sense it clearly tell us that people get away to survive, which, here in our privileged world, sometimes might go unnoticed. I think it’s obvious, but some people seem to think refugees are lucky to get to Europe/USA while forgetting they left ALL they knew behind, all their possessions and sometimes family and friends.
I won’t get much more into detail, as I feel there’s nothing I can possible write/say that begins to explain how relevant this reading is. I will just finish by saying I feel privileged to have had the opportunity of pursuing an higher education without any concerns. It was always a given for me, and it’s not for a lot of girls worldwide.
literary_ya's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0