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A review by linneamo
I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
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.