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

Jul 11, 2014 Book Concierge rated it it was amazing

Shelves: concierge, strong-women, war, library, nonfiction, social-commentary, audio, politics, family, religion

Audiobook read by Archie Panjabi

The subtitle says it all: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
Adapted from the book cover: When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out,. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expec ...more

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Apr 10, 2014 Awallens rated it really liked it

This book really opened my eyes to a lot of things happening ar_do the world. Thank you, Malala for standing up for women everywhere.

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Mar 11, 2018 Kavitha Sivakumar rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ir-armchair-2018

Kudos Malala! What an amazing woman!

Simply written, an eye opener with lots of insights about what is going on from a girl’s point of view. I always wondered how people could follow fanatics who commits atrocities in the name of religion. Malala explains how people could be duped by them because of anarchy, distrust in officials and lack of education. Even the educated can be duped if all they learn is government fed so called truths and wrong interpretation of Quran verses by conceited religiou ...more

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Feb 06, 2014 Marissa rated it it was amazing

This was an amazing book. Such an inspiring account of Malala growing up in Swat when the Taliban invaded. I love that her and her family never faltered in their beliefs and never stoped doing what they believed was right even when met with such strong opposition. Truly a great read.

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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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