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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
Ishmael Beah's memoir offers a powerful and heartbreaking firsthand account of life as a child soldier. While the existence of child soldiers is widely known, reading Beah's story—detailing his capture, indoctrination, and the arduous process of rehabilitation—brings a visceral understanding of their experiences. Beah skillfully balances necessary context and detail, allowing readers to empathize with the atrocities he and others endured without overwhelming them with graphic descriptions. My only disappointment was the abrupt ending. I would have appreciated an epilogue providing closure, particularly regarding his journey to the United States and the fate of his cousins.
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I just don’t really read this type of book often and it was for a class so maybe that made if worse for me
This is a gripping story told in a straight forward way. I appreciated the style because the content is difficult to absorb. This is not a book to read only for its literary merit of which there is some, but for the story it tells about the world and its horrors.
8th grade lit class . was too much of a mental wreck to finish it despite the power of his storytelling
Boy, what a hard book to read. Had to put it aside for awhile, then come back to it a couple of months later. I think this must minimize the horror of it. But this book is beautifully written, and when you are ready to read about the boy soldiers of Sierra Leone I highly recommend it.
And doesn't this make us wonder, WHAT are we complaining about in our own lives??
And doesn't this make us wonder, WHAT are we complaining about in our own lives??
I read it for school but i really enjoyed it.
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