1.51k reviews for:

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier

Ishmael Beah

4.11 AVERAGE

annaraemartin's review against another edition

3.0

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I will never complain about my life again :)

madi_reads18's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

francescabahri's review against another edition

5.0

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This is one of my new favorite books ever... it was really, really, really, sad, but was fascinating and so well written. I think it was a very good choice for the Multnomah Everyone Reads book. Everyone should read it. Stop reading this review, and go read A Long Way Gone!

heartpages's review against another edition

4.0

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"disturbing" isn't even a strong enough word. disturbing but necessary. nauseated and humbled, I'm still better for reading this.

krisssymarie's review against another edition

4.0

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read for school & ended up loving it.

dorihiggins's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

purplerose78's review against another edition

3.0

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Well written and a good insight into the life of a child soldier.

clownface04530's review against another edition

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This was too painful for me to finish. My empathic gene was activated too much, and the prose was difficult for me to read.

meredith_summers's review

4.0

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

samuelhatton's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional inspiring