A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

4.11 AVERAGE

c_mae's review against another edition

4.5
challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

jhnschll's review

4.0
challenging dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

julianstrott's review against another edition

3.75
adventurous challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced
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supaduck's review against another edition

5.0
This book was both heartbreaking and inspiring. It's absolutely amazing what that little boy lived through and what he was able to overcome.

moniturner's review against another edition

4.0
Like some previous reviews I give 5 stars for the courage of all the boy soldiers! But the writing is not 5 stars.
The story is engaging and I feel a good mix of reality without being so detailed as to put off the reader. At times it is very hard to follow and skips around.
The chronology is very good to give a frame of reference. I felt it ended abruptly and would like an epilogue to give some closure.
This book was great at describing the mind frame of the recently rescued boys and makes me want to be more patient with the reactions of troubled youth.

cekmethvin's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

blomidonrose's review against another edition

5.0
An amazing memoir. I hope he is always well.
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audiobook_lover's review against another edition

4.0
emotional hopeful
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vkbudd62's review against another edition

4.0
Amazing story and well written. I wish there had been more at the end about the author's move to New York. The book seemed to end abruptly.

michaela_harris's review against another edition

5.0
This was equal parts devastating and filled with hope. I finished it a few months ago and am still processing it. It's beautifully told and will stay with me for a long time.