vlynnk89 's review for:

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

5.0

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Ishmael Beah holds nothing back. He reveals the hardships that he suffered in this striking personal memoir. Readers come to understand the way in which boy soldiers believed they were almost having fun instead of participating in the war. The boy soldiers saw it as punishment when they were forced to undergo re-assimilation into society, though in readers' eyes assimilation seems the best path. This memoir is a must read whether you know about the boy soldiers or have never heard of them.