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This book was so important to me as a pre teen girl. My dad got it for me for Christmas that year and we would read it together. It is full of so many lessons for people young and old. I really feel like I grew up with Malala.
It's hard for me to sum up how great a person Malala Yousafzai is. I, like most people, knew the gist of her story, but when her interview on The Daily Show a couple months ago moved me to tears, purchasing this book was must.
What I didn't know about her was how much of an activist for girls' education she was BEFORE she was shot.
A normal girl doing extraordinary things for the world, and she's only 18! It's inspiring to learn about someone who has a passion about making the world a more equal and peaceful place and actually has the ear of major world leaders. I can't imagine how much good she will do with the rest of her long life.
Thank you, Malala :)
What I didn't know about her was how much of an activist for girls' education she was BEFORE she was shot.
A normal girl doing extraordinary things for the world, and she's only 18! It's inspiring to learn about someone who has a passion about making the world a more equal and peaceful place and actually has the ear of major world leaders. I can't imagine how much good she will do with the rest of her long life.
Thank you, Malala :)
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What I liked:
Most people have heard Malala's story, but I didn't know the parts from her early childhood, nor was I aware of all of her father's activism. It was really amazing to hear it all in her words.
What I disliked:
Because of the audience, this book was written for, certain things about Swat and Pakistan had to be explained to get the whole picture. As much as I understand that, it almost felt sometimes like the focus was put on the backdrop of the story at the expense of hearing more of Malala's personal account at times.
Overall:
A great book. I'm happy I read it to get some more insight into this amazing person, and now that she's recently graduated from university, I can't wait to see what Malala does next.
Most people have heard Malala's story, but I didn't know the parts from her early childhood, nor was I aware of all of her father's activism. It was really amazing to hear it all in her words.
What I disliked:
Because of the audience, this book was written for, certain things about Swat and Pakistan had to be explained to get the whole picture. As much as I understand that, it almost felt sometimes like the focus was put on the backdrop of the story at the expense of hearing more of Malala's personal account at times.
Overall:
A great book. I'm happy I read it to get some more insight into this amazing person, and now that she's recently graduated from university, I can't wait to see what Malala does next.
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“Sorry Malala, but I fucking hate school.” Another part of my biography era. No opinion, cause I can’t remember what I thought reading it.
so cool. considering i was 12 when malala was shot i’ve never known much about her beyond the basics: young girl shot by the taliban for standing up for the right of girls to an education, survived, won a nobel peace prize for her bravery. i’d never heard of swat and didn’t have any idea of the breadth of malala’s activism before her attempted murder. i also didn’t know anything about her amazing father, who’s clearly her hero, in whose footsteps she walks in her activism.
i can’t imagine what it must be like to love your country, town, people, religion and culture so deeply and yet to have been forced away from your homeland and all that you knew for standing up for your basic rights. i can’t help but feel that in malala’s position, even with her amazing father to enable and empower rather than oppress her, i would be crushed with the hopelessness and despair of trying to fight against such a savage regime that hates women amongst so much else. i never saw that despair in malala’s words, on the contrary she seems continuously full of hope and courage to carry on the fight however she can, despite the dangers to herself and her loved ones.
im very glad to live in a world with people like malala and her father and their compatriots
i can’t imagine what it must be like to love your country, town, people, religion and culture so deeply and yet to have been forced away from your homeland and all that you knew for standing up for your basic rights. i can’t help but feel that in malala’s position, even with her amazing father to enable and empower rather than oppress her, i would be crushed with the hopelessness and despair of trying to fight against such a savage regime that hates women amongst so much else. i never saw that despair in malala’s words, on the contrary she seems continuously full of hope and courage to carry on the fight however she can, despite the dangers to herself and her loved ones.
im very glad to live in a world with people like malala and her father and their compatriots
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Good biography for school
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