I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban in Around the Year in 52 Books

Dec 18, 2015 Trish rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I've planned to read this several times, but finally I've actually got around to it! And I'm glad I have. It paints a fascinating picture of life in the Swat Valley, both before and after the arrival of the Taliban. But most of all it tells the story of two extremely brave people - Malala herself and her father - and how they work to make a difference.

Before tarring all Muslims with the ISIS brush, perhaps certain outspoken individuals should read this and discover that the beliefs of the Islami ...more

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Oct 21, 2018 Andrea rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, memoir-autobiography, 2018

For the first half to two thirds of this book, I didn't think I was going to finish it. The book went into history and politics of Pakistan in a way that had enough detail to be a bit dry but not enough detail for me to really understand the situation.
I hadn't known very much about her or her story before reading the book, other than what was in the title of the book. I found it really interesting the idea that a natural disaster was so influential on the politics of the country and it made it ...more

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Mar 29, 2017 Bea rated it really liked it

I did not except to learn as much as I did about life in Pakistan by reading this book. I am not sure exactly what I did expect - maybe a more political book. Anyway, it took me awhile to pick it up.

This book is the story of how Malala got to be MALALA. It is another coming-of-age story in a way...as Malala matured into the political person she was meant to be. She is an amazing young woman, who has accomplished so much more than I ever dreamed of doing at her young age.

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