Bassmh answers “I would like some comparison on the young...”

Amanda Stafinski asked this question about I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World: Young Reader's Edition: Library Edition:

I would like some comparison on the young reader vs. the "adult" version.

Bassmh after accidentally picking up the young reader's version, I decided that since it's the story of the same person, and more or less both are conveying …moreafter accidentally picking up the young reader's version, I decided that since it's the story of the same person, and more or less both are conveying the same message I carried on reading. But I found myself disliking the writing style of the YA version, due to the multiple usage of "I" and simple language with no depth in anything except glorifying family love, so I stopped midways and picked the standard version, and so far it seems a correct decision.

I assumed the YA version only lacked violent details, only when reading the standard version that I noticed that even events are different, and some are just left out.

changing to standard version - even midways of YA version - is a worthy decision, with the added benefit of having a book to giveaway.(less)

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