Reviews tagging 'War'

I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World: Young Readers Edition by Malala Yousafzai

12 reviews

carmenecp's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

This is the "Young Readers Edition," so the writing is digestible and easy to read. Chapters are short and quick to get through. Story is overall positive and hopeful despite some violent subject matter. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sadie_g's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and War

the_bookish_witch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

spark_879's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail

justjelly26's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, and War

Minor: Blood

124smilehd's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

A very good book that reflects the life of an incredible activist's desire to promote education for all, especially girls, all while studying and risking her life to gain her own education. Malala includes a lot of commentary about god and her own insecurities, such as being short, which really helps humanize a larger-than-life figure and allows the reader to be inspired not only by her but to feel as if they could also become an activist. The sections about god do not feel as if she is preaching but rather is a way to humanize a god that has been often demonized by the west, especially during the early 2000s. Her god, along with her parents, is a source of strength to speak up against the Taliban who utilize the same religion to spread hate and prevent girls from seeking an education.

 While most people know her for being the girl who was shot by the Taliban, which is all I knew before I read her book, she makes it very clear that she is much more than 1 moment of her life. She wants to be remembered for her accomplishments and not as a victim. The book left me wanting to know so much more but considering she was only in her teens when this book was published it is more of a reminder that she still has a full life to live and achieve. This is a book about her beginnings and I am excited to read about her life to come.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny

teaofleaves's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexism

mariareviews's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Malala tiene un alma muy linda y es en definitiva alguien a quien admirar. Con tan solo diez años ya aspiraba a cambiar el mundo que la rodeaba… espero esté viviendo una vida pacífica rodeada de quienes la aman.
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Malala is a beautiful soul and truly someone to admire. Barely 10 years old and aspiring to change the world around her… hope she lives a peaceful life surrounded those who love her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

glasscha000's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Violence

megan_bbender's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This autobiography is amazing. Malala's story is truly moving and unforgettable, I couldn't put this book down and I'm glad to have read it. 

Thank you to Malala for sharing your story. Thank you for everything you have done, and for inspiring individuals all around the world. We should all be glad that we have someone out there to be brave for us, and to be our light in the darkness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Grief