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meghan1111's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence
Moderate: Child death, Classism, Death, Grief, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Animal death
angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition
4.0
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.
Graphic: Torture, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and War
brysonsmommie84's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Medical trauma, Confinement, Genocide, War, Torture, Medical content, and Death
alisonfaith426's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Animal cruelty, Classism, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, Animal death, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and War
Moderate: Grief and Gore
madamenovelist's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Gore, Blood, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Stalking, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Body horror, and Animal death
saadamansayyed's review against another edition
5.0
While people may have different personal opinions about Yousafzai, one thing is clear — her courage and her determination for her purpose is worthy of being inspired of. In spite of all that was done to her and said to her, Malala used her voice for the cause of peace and education.
The book takee us all the way back to 1969, when Ziauddin Yousfazai, Malala's father, school owner, educational activist and her greatest mentor, was born in Shangla. Chronicling her father's early days followed by her (then seventeen-year) life, the book takes you to the beautiful lands of Swat, once known for their magnificence and which were turned into terrible places to be by the miltiant violence in the area.
The book uses simple language to tackle difficult subjects, doing so with maddening elegance and a sense of honesty. The book needs some work on pacing, but when was real life paced perfectly?
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Genocide, War, Gun violence, and Physical abuse
andrikkk's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, and Medical trauma
jfield351's review against another edition
2.75
Graphic: Medical content, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Racism, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, War, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Grief, Genocide, Child abuse, and Blood
balfies's review against another edition
4.5
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.
Graphic: War, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Child death, and Blood
annapox's review against another edition
3.75
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