Malala Yousafzai. Everyone has heard this name. in the second decade of the 21st century, Malala’s name has become synonymous with courage and speaking out for what’s right. However, when we know someone as a heroic figure, it is often difficult to imagine them as an ordinary person. This book takes us into the life of this amazing girl and her equally amazing family and friends which exemplifies that there is a whole league of heroes behind a super hero.
For one, I didn’t know that Malala was Pakistani. I know it doesn’t matter, but India and Pakistan share a lot of culture and I was pleasantly surprised to read that she enjoyed watching the same tv shows as me during her growing years. This realization, however, also proved shocking to me. just the fact that someone with such a similar lifestyle as me and from a country not so far away from mine lived amidst active terrorism, shook me to my bones.
The book really makes one wonder where is humanity going in the present times. Whether all the technological and infrastructural advances have truly pushed us ahead or whether our ancestors, who had lesser amenities were actually more humane than us.
Overall, I feel this is only a part of Malala’s autobiography and she should write about her life beyond the end of this book. if she does, I will definitely read it as this book touched me emotionally. I feel it’s necessary for the rest of the world to read accounts of real life from individuals living in the dire conditions that terrorism has created. Because when you pick up a book by a girl who’s name has become synonymous with courage and fearlessness, and you read about the nights where she couldn’t sleep out of fear that the gun fire or bombings might take her life, you know there is something truly wrong with the world and something needs to be done about it soon.
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