A Long Way Gone: The True Story Of A Child Soldier by Ishmael Beah

A Long Way Gone: The True Story Of A Child Soldier

Ishmael Beah

229 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging dark sad medium-paced
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A first-person account, told by a 25-year-old veteran of the Sierra Leone conflict, this title is a heartbreaking, honest and important memoir about the horrors of war and the lost innocence of the youthful combatants."

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Moods

dark 79%
emotional 73%
sad 70%
challenging 53%
tense 48%
informative 46%
reflective 34%
inspiring 28%
hopeful 15%
adventurous 11%

Pace

medium 60%
fast 26%
slow 12%

Average rating

4.08

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