I Am Malala

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.