kirstenrose22 's review for:

What Is the What by Dave Eggers

4.0

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This is for my book club. This book is a harrowing account of one of the Lost Boys of Sudan - when his village was attacked, Achak walked hundreds of miles across the Sudan. It also covers his years in refugee camps in Ethiopia and Kenya, and touches on the difficulties he faced once he came to the U.S. Sometimes it was hard to keep reading, knowing that it was going to be bleak - but there are flashes of humor that keep it from all becoming too depressing.