Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

30 reviews

caitlink's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Sexism, and War

Minor: Death

balfies's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

4.5

I mean, what can you say. What an incredible woman. And a really beautifully, artfully written book. The politics leading up to her attempted assassination are laid out clearly, and are infused with her warmth and passion and humour.

Key takeaway quote "Sometimes I think it is easier to be a Twilight vampire than a girl in Swat" really dates her experiences as a teen girl in the early 2010s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Child death, and Blood

mandi4886's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Vomit

miss_granger's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was incredible; Yousafzai's is heart breaking, but important for everyone to know. She stood up for what she believed in and admitted that there were issues within her community which is what all of us should do. I learned more than what I already knew about the society and cultures of Pakistan and vital events in its history, so not only was the book inspiring, but informative too.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage and Rape

brookey8888's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I’m ashamed to say that I really had no clue about Malala or what happened to her. I’ve obviously heard of her because she spoke at the US COVID graduation thing they did, but I didn’t know her story. She is so brave and smart. This was very interesting and inspiring. I learned so much. I highly recommend this! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Violence, and Xenophobia

annapox's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

5 stars for content; 2.5 stars for writing style. If you're interested in girls' rights and education, you should read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Police brutality, Sexism, Violence, and War

Minor: Antisemitism, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Toxic friendship, Rape, and Child death

lish_e's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

1/3 of the book isn’t really about Malala. It is more about the history of Pakistan and about her father. 
I understand that it was included for context and while it was interesting it was lengthy at times. Also the writing style is sometimes repetitive and hard to follow.
But it got really captivating as soon as the story started to really be about Malala. 

• The tension that arose in society
• how school was like for her
• how she and her family had to flee the Swat Valley temporarily
• how it was to return to their home
• how she was shot
• how her recovery went in Birmingham

I couldn’t put the book down at this point. It might be slow at first but please don’t let that stop you from reading it. Really informative and inspiring!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Gun violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Medical trauma

memorable's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-paced

Malalas Lebensgeschichte ist auch die Lebensgeschichte Pakistans und des Swat-Tals. Ich habe viel gelernt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

melissajohnson2017's review

dark informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Police brutality

beliboville's review

challenging informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Grief and Sexism