I Am Malala

Abandoned because my library borrow period ran out that I knew I didn't have time to finish it even if I renewed. Will revisit another day. Just clearing out my to-read list.

Libro molto semplice e breve che racconta una storia molto avvincente. Importante conoscere personaggi come Malala

It was slow going in the beginning and I was sad that I wasn't liking the book as much I wanted to. Granted I didn't pick it up for enjoyment or fun I wanted to learn about this young girl who has already done so much and experienced so much in such a little time. Who is so brave, smart and inspiring thousands of people all over the world. However there was a lot more history than I exepected so it was slow going reading about all the events and people involved but once I got into the book things flowed pretty smoothly and ended on a very inspiring note. I lool forward to what Malala has planned for the world because I know she will do great things.

*3.5 stars. Full review to come.

This book is important. I don't read a lot of biographies or memoirs, it's not my thing, but I read this one really quickly and found it interesting and exciting.

I have nothing but respect for this young lady. She is certainly brave and dedicated in her beliefs. My hat is also off to her father and mother who obviously love her very much. The book, however, for me was a little hard to get through because of all of the names and events that seemed to swirl together. I do see how that background was important to establish. I found myself feeling very blessed that I do not and (God willing) will never live in an environment such as what the people of Pakistan and other middle eastern countries endure. I hope Malala gets her wish to one day return to her homeland. It is obvious she is grieving the loss of it. However, that whole region will have to change a lot before that ever happens. Overall, the book gave me the creeps just picturing the injustice of that whole mess of a country. Those of us born into freedom are blessed indeed.

Wow. I listened to this and lived the whole thing. Great narration, compelling story, fantastic way to teach history and so poignant.

May Malala achieve all she wants or aspires to.

I don't know who could read this and not come away with a lot of respect for Malala and her father, but the middle section of this book is obviously her co-author inserting a ton of political info-dumping without it being really filtered through Malala's POV. I get that she was a child or not born when most of these events happened, but it still could have been cut down or presented differently. I don't mind learning more about the political landscape of Pakistan, but in a memoir it should be filtered through the perspective of the person the memoir is about.

The first and last third were excellent, however.

A well-written biography told from Malala's perspective about her life pre and post Taliban.

Very informative about how her country works and how they view the US, and very informative about the “other side” of the story post 9/11 & the Iraq war/the hunt for Osama Bin Laden.

At one point, Malala was criticized for being an “American Sympathizer” by the Taliban because she admires Barack Obama due to Barack's background of being a first-generation immigrant who was able to rise to the presidency of the US thanks to education. That gave me a bit of pause, because we hear similar things like this in the US if we dare to admire any of our “enemies” as well. 

This book definitely outlines the cost of war & political corruption to civilian life. 

Malala was unlucky enough to be born in a country where girls were told they could not attend school. Malala was courageous enough to take a stand against this. Malala was unfortunate enough to be the victim of those who do not want girls to get an education. Malala was fortunate enough to live through the bombing.

We are lucky to have Malala in the world, championing the rights of girls.

I can't imagine having gone through what this young lady has gone through and then come through it with such a brave outlook still. So much of our lives are dictated by where we were “lucky” enough to be born. I don't know what my life would look like, or who I would be, if I had been born in Pakistan... or any other of a number of areas of the globe.

I nearly didn't read this book because of some of the reviews here. I think the first (small) part of the book is kind of like an overview which I thought wasn't great but stick with it as the rest of the book is worth it. Malala's determination and experience was insightful, it's a really positive read. It was interesting to learn more about the effect of the Taliban on her home valley and Pashtun culture. Her passion for education really shines through and I think she is incredibly brave. This has become one of my fave books and I didn't want it to end - I hope Malala writes another book in the future.

I listened to the audio book. It was excellently narrated, the narrative was good, and it was very inspiring.