A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series) by Ishmael Beah
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Book Summary Author: Ishmael Beah Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Format: Large Print Published: 2007-08 ISBN: 0786296402 Number of pages: 399 Publisher: Thorndike Press |
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Book Reviews of the A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series)
Customer Review: Captivating
Summary: 5 Stars
Twelve year old Ishmael Beah was visiting a neighboring town for a talent show with his friends when his village was destroyed by violence. There may have been a reason for the original conflict in Sierra Leone, but by the time this author was orphaned, both sides were conscripting children and were equally guilty of atrocities. They provided drugs, propaganda, and arms to these boys and turned them loose against each other in a world of constant guerilla warfare and death. Beah escaped this living Hell with the help of UNICEF at age 15 only to almost be drawn into it again at 17. Instead, he managed to escape to the US where he attended and graduated from Oberlin College.
This book will make you lose hope for the human race - in its tendency to relentlessly degenerate into genocide. Then it gives you hope - since a boy like Ishmael can be salvaged, not only relatively unscathed, but to emerge as a spokesman for a better brand of humanity. His story literally blew me away.