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wilderness's review against another edition
2.0
Got about 42% through this book, decided not to finish it. Due to touchy subject matter, I'm avoiding doing a review for this book b/c I have nothing against her or her story, I just found the book not well written and mostly random thoughts of a teenager.
I agreed with one review that I read suggesting it may have been better for her to write it just a little later in life so as to give it a little more experience/knowledge/maturity/etc. to build from. Regardless, I'm not trying to start a debate or piss anyone off so I'm not going to say much.
I agreed with one review that I read suggesting it may have been better for her to write it just a little later in life so as to give it a little more experience/knowledge/maturity/etc. to build from. Regardless, I'm not trying to start a debate or piss anyone off so I'm not going to say much.
kshilvock's review against another edition
5.0
What an incredible young lady! I am so inspired by her story, and her life is beautifully captured in this book. From everyday successes and trials, to speaking publically to large crowds, and being frightened by the Taliban. We can certainly all take a lesson from her!
liekeparnassia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
redamahmoud's review against another edition
5.0
It’s always “a moment of How”, after you finish a great book, to look up and see the world go about its business with perfect apathy. This has been happening within reading this real and self-explanatory book. Distinguishingly, the book delivers its core with vibrant language; I struggle for language to adequately reflect the feeling that came over me then. As I recently have sent to a friend of mine that reading this book is like a severe reminder of how much we all take for granted everyday life: Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the ability to get an education, regardless of gender.
People around the world know her by her first name. They know she campaigned for the right of girls to attend school. That she was shot in the head by the Taliban and eventually airlifted to hospital in Birmingham, UK - a city where she and her family currently live. That she was the youngest Nobel laureate. Her book gives us more information about her father telling us that he who planted the inner seed of fighting and calling for education and freedom inside Malala. There are more important details and Pashtun culture, the natural beauty of Swat. It talks about the hospitality of the Pashtun people exceeding any border.
By reading Malala's story, it reveals the true face of the Pakistani people who want peace and freedom; confirming that the Taliban is not the Pakistani or Muslim people. “History is full of people who have done evil things in the name of religion (including those who shot Malala) and non-religious people who have done great and altruistic things. But we should not forget the opposite.”
It is highly recommended.
“They can stop us going to school but they can’t stop us learning.”
“I am Malala. My world has changed but I have not.”
People around the world know her by her first name. They know she campaigned for the right of girls to attend school. That she was shot in the head by the Taliban and eventually airlifted to hospital in Birmingham, UK - a city where she and her family currently live. That she was the youngest Nobel laureate. Her book gives us more information about her father telling us that he who planted the inner seed of fighting and calling for education and freedom inside Malala. There are more important details and Pashtun culture, the natural beauty of Swat. It talks about the hospitality of the Pashtun people exceeding any border.
By reading Malala's story, it reveals the true face of the Pakistani people who want peace and freedom; confirming that the Taliban is not the Pakistani or Muslim people. “History is full of people who have done evil things in the name of religion (including those who shot Malala) and non-religious people who have done great and altruistic things. But we should not forget the opposite.”
It is highly recommended.
“They can stop us going to school but they can’t stop us learning.”
“I am Malala. My world has changed but I have not.”
buaslbutterfly's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
linneamo's review against another edition
4.0
The writing isn't superb, the organization can be a bit muddled and repetitive but as someone who knows very little about Pakistan and has the average American grasp of current events (meaning i kinda know what's going on but i get names and place mixed up), I found this book to be incredibly informative and powerful. There is a lot of detail about Pakistan history, and Pashtun culture.
I've seen reviews where people criticize Malala's constant mention of 'trivial' things like school competitions and fights with her best friend. For the year and a half or so, she had been transformed into some kind of mythical heroine. People forget that she's still a teenage girl. She's human. I liked that she talked about her mistakes and her every day concerns....it made things more real/more approachable/more human. I find myself admiring her all the more because of these things.
I've seen reviews where people criticize Malala's constant mention of 'trivial' things like school competitions and fights with her best friend. For the year and a half or so, she had been transformed into some kind of mythical heroine. People forget that she's still a teenage girl. She's human. I liked that she talked about her mistakes and her every day concerns....it made things more real/more approachable/more human. I find myself admiring her all the more because of these things.