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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
A Long Way Gone is a really good book that will make your gut turn.
Ishmael Beah tells the story of his childhood, how he fled from rebels, how he lost his family, how he became a soldier at age 13 and found he was capable of doing terrible things.
The book is very honest and it will break your heart. I took away a gratitude that the tough times in my life never involved anything like those of his life. I felt grateful to have lived in the this country my whole life and to never wonder if I was capable of killing to save my life, or having to wonder if my whole family was dead.
It's not gruesome enough that you'll find you can't continue reading, but it's heart-wrenching enough that you may want to put the book down and just breathe.
Ishmael Beah tells the story of his childhood, how he fled from rebels, how he lost his family, how he became a soldier at age 13 and found he was capable of doing terrible things.
The book is very honest and it will break your heart. I took away a gratitude that the tough times in my life never involved anything like those of his life. I felt grateful to have lived in the this country my whole life and to never wonder if I was capable of killing to save my life, or having to wonder if my whole family was dead.
It's not gruesome enough that you'll find you can't continue reading, but it's heart-wrenching enough that you may want to put the book down and just breathe.