Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai

73 reviews

shlymiller's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I want to clarify that my rating is solely for the book and not for Malala as a person.
The book covers Malala's life story in great detail, from her childhood to the time when her family stayed in Birmingham. However, I did face some issues with the writing, particularly with the way the political and historical accounts were intertwined with its personal reflections. Nevertheless, it was still worth reading, and her story is truly enlightening and inspiring. I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for an eye-opening read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Animal death, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and War

coti_passadore's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Death

Minor: War

graceemacee's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

eve81's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, and Religious bigotry

brysonsmommie84's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Medical trauma, Confinement, Genocide, War, Torture, Medical content, and Death

mikebond's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

I can split this book into two parts: the first part deals with Pakistan's history and politics, the second with Malala as a girl.
I found the first part interesting but slow and sometimes boring. On the other hand, the last 30-40% of the book touched me deeply, and I read the last few chapters at a much faster pace.
Definitely a must-read book for the role model Malala is for lots of people all around the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Gun violence

Moderate: Police brutality and Religious bigotry

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Animal cruelty, Classism, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, Animal death, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Grief and Gore

elisalasater's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, and Gun violence

_p0ssum_'s review against another edition

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Sexism