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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
Reading this particular book was a momentary challenge because though I knew who the "boy soldiers" were, I was not overly familiar with the civil war in Sierra Leone. To understand why these children were dragged into this war, one had to understand the conflict. So I was lazy and did a quick wikipedia search. After that, I passed through the book easily.
The only difficulty in reading this novel is the manner in which it makes your heart hurt as your read about what this young man went through, what he came back from, and what he almost got caught up in again. The novel is such an easy read I was able to finish it within a few hours. When I say easy read, I don't just mean the ebb and flow of the language but also the content drives you to continue on because you just want to see this young man escape it all, so you don't want to put the book down.
A fantastic novel that lends the reader a glimpse into events in the part of the world that are often forgotten or ignored.
The only difficulty in reading this novel is the manner in which it makes your heart hurt as your read about what this young man went through, what he came back from, and what he almost got caught up in again. The novel is such an easy read I was able to finish it within a few hours. When I say easy read, I don't just mean the ebb and flow of the language but also the content drives you to continue on because you just want to see this young man escape it all, so you don't want to put the book down.
A fantastic novel that lends the reader a glimpse into events in the part of the world that are often forgotten or ignored.