I Am Malala
Between the two books, I enjoyed reading this one over The Honor Code. The way it was written, I felt as if I were looking through Malala’s eyes as everything was happening, experiencing it as if I were walking in her shoes.
All of the news coverage and articles that I have ever seen or read that have covered the area where Malala grew up have always been removed, devoid of emotion, and as I have learned from reading this book, lacking in facts and portraying an accurate image of what life is truly like for girls who are persecuted just for wanting something as simple as an education, which we take for granted.
I don’t know if I would have been brave enough, were I in Malala’s place, to stand up and fight against the Taliban.
Even with Malala’s recounts of some of her more frightening experiences, I really enjoyed this book, reading along and watching as she grew into the inspiring young lady the world knows today. I definitely recommend that everyone read it, it’s a great book!

The Honor Code
Duels, foot binding, slavery, women’s rights. Always considered as part of a culture or as a cultural movement. But I had never thought about these issues as being causes for revolutions. But after reading this book, I can see the monumental effort it took to change opinions, cultural views, and laws surrounding these influential areas. Does the term “revolutions” always have to do with wars? I think that this book showed that no, it doesn’t, and that some revolutionary movements can be just as peacefully carried out (in the case of foot binding) as others are more violent (*insert war of choice here*).
One thing that this book pointed out, which I thought was worth noting again, is that even though we (humanity) have come so far in our revolutions, there is still a ways to go, and these new revolutions will most likely not progress quickly (because they very rarely do – see this book and every history textbook ever).