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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
i liked this it was good I'm not rating it because i feel strange rating books about peoples life
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This was the first memoir I read on the topic of child soldiers. It was the first I read about the Civil War in Africa. I've heard of the genocide in Rwanda, I watched the movie too. It was terrifying! Reading A long way gone: memoirs of a boy soldier was such an intense memoir that I had ever read. I had a lot of trouble putting it down. I didn't want to miss a thing. I took that book with me every where I went to make sure that my spare moments were spent reading. A Long Way Gone had the appeal of taking a glimpse into another persons suffering, reading about their hardships and using it as a motivator to try to change what you know, what you don't make a change in the world.
A long way gone is a gripping, "not-what-you-expected-what-happens-next" book that will keep you interested as you go down memory lane with the author, Ishmael Beah, as he describes his childhood being taken by rebel soldiers and turned into a child soldier himself along with several other boys in the wilderness of Sierra Leone, Africa. Reading this book will heightened your sense of imagination as you read the words of murder, starvation, surrender, death, and pure honesty as the author retells his story and how he survived, recovered and took a given opportunity to help others that have suffered the same fate.
A long way gone is a gripping, "not-what-you-expected-what-happens-next" book that will keep you interested as you go down memory lane with the author, Ishmael Beah, as he describes his childhood being taken by rebel soldiers and turned into a child soldier himself along with several other boys in the wilderness of Sierra Leone, Africa. Reading this book will heightened your sense of imagination as you read the words of murder, starvation, surrender, death, and pure honesty as the author retells his story and how he survived, recovered and took a given opportunity to help others that have suffered the same fate.
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Good book, tells you why children are swept up into wars, and how they feel when they're killing other people. It does have a feel good tale quality to it, and the author has been accused of possibly exaggerating some of his experiences. But it was a wonderful read anyway, you identify with the protagonist from page 1 and never let go.
I read this book over the summer for school and I just expected it to be another stupid book that was required to read and boy was I wrong. I thoroughly
enjoyed this book. I loved every page and every flashback. I thought it was so fascinating and so sad how people have to wake up every day and wonder if they are going to live to see the sunset or if they are going to have water to drink or food to eat.
This book was amazing and very life changing. If anyone wants to have their eyes opened about what is actually happening in Africa from someone who experienced everything first hand, pick up this book. I promise you, you won't put it down until its finished.
enjoyed this book. I loved every page and every flashback. I thought it was so fascinating and so sad how people have to wake up every day and wonder if they are going to live to see the sunset or if they are going to have water to drink or food to eat.
This book was amazing and very life changing. If anyone wants to have their eyes opened about what is actually happening in Africa from someone who experienced everything first hand, pick up this book. I promise you, you won't put it down until its finished.
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I think everyone should read this book. If you aren't aware of what goes on outside of your world, this is a good place to start.