I like Malala, but I read the book out of curiosity, without expecting much. But in fact this is a very good book. She speaks simply and straightforward of all subjects: religious extremism and how the Taliban were able to charm people (how even his own father was seduced by fundamentalism when he was young), the relative poverty of his family, misery in its Swat Valley, ridicule conspiracy theories are therefore particularly fond his fellow Pakistani, the tormented history of the young country and conservatism but also to her normal teenage interests. At no time have I felt she was trying to move or that it added more into pathos. She shares his vision and wants to raise awareness of the plight of children, especially girls, who do not receive education or even prohibit the doing, for sure. But when there is trouble in his life or Pakistan, I just found his sincere and candid account without a second thought. Besides, you do not notice at all the voice of co-author Christina Lamb (award winning journalist, an expert on Afghanistan and Pakistan), which I think has mostly helped the book's structure more than the narration.
The story is very anecdotal in its organization. It does not have a chapter on the history of Pakistan, one on his commitment, etc. Political or historical information are disseminated as and as it shares some highlights of his life and that of his father, the principal. It may seem a little from all over the place at first but proves very instructive final. This is not just an interesting book if you want to know more about his journey.
Finally, I saw a comment lamented that the book only talks about his life and we can not read there made his words and speeches. Ben ie as interviews (TV and newspapers) and it gave the blog she kept for the BBC are available online, so I'm not really see what's the point of repeating this in the Book ...
