A review by gossamer_lens
Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan by John Bul Dau

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

5.0

This memoir gives two interesting perspectives into a civil war I knew nothing about. It was written in such a direct, powerful, and emotional way that I had a hard time putting it down at times. But then, it handled such intense topics I had to also take breaks at times... but my thoughts would linger on it. I have a hard time rating non-fiction. I couldn't rightly say I "enjoyed" this book. But I found it powerful, informative and very well-written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, War

Minor: Sexual violence