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What are readers saying about A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier?
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-08-17 05:43:59.
(Language: English)
   
You can tell that Ishmael Beah is not a writer - he is simply a person telling his own story. It is written in a plain, down to earth manner, and I like the honesty that this creates. The story is very emotionally taxing, and it is so hard to imagine that these things still happen today while many of us live such sheltered lives.
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John posted a review at 2010-06-30 05:19:20.
(Language: English)
Wow. How a story like this makes its way out into the world intact is a marvel. Hard to read and hard to put down.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-12-18 10:02:54.
(Language: English)
I read this book twice! I definitely recommend it. It was a humbling experience to read and made me think differently at my life. It highlights the problems of child soldiers in different African countries (and elsewhere). Although this story can be difficult to read because of the terrible experiences Beah recounts as a former child soldier, it is also a story of hope.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-06-03 08:25:02.
(Language: English)
I have relatives that lived in Sierra Leone and they experienced a lot of what they talk about in here. It is eyeopening and painful.
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Gideon posted a review at 2010-05-05 04:43:04.
(Language: English)
those who don't live in a war situation have romantic views of the war, for them, it's not more than change of regimes. they don't understand the little boys and girls who are traumatized by fighting. that's ishma'il's long way gone!
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-06-17 07:08:07.
(Language: English)
Story of a boy soldier (more like slave) in Sierra Leone. Very hard to believe this is going on today. If you can bring yourself to face true tragedy, worth a read.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-07-14 03:10:45.
(Language: English)
Moved, shocked and saddened are all completely inadequate words to describe the impact of this book on me. Ishmael's retelling of his innocent childhood being ripped apart by gruesome civil war and the dramatic ways in which it impacts his life is equal parts horrific and heroic. My heart breaks for the suffering of the men, women and children of Sierra Leone and their continued fight to overcome the effects of more than a decade of unfathomable violence.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-12-12 04:32:07.
(Language: English)
We have all heard about this from the news, but to actually read the story told by a victim of this appalling form forced recruitment makes your hair stand on end. I hope that there is some organization that I can make some contribution to regarding this. I am going to look into it further.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-06-01 11:47:11.
(Language: English)
powerful . . . heart-wrenching
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-06-08 08:16:09.
(Language: English)
It is graphically hard to stomach at times, but it is an important read.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-06-28 09:32:21.
(Language: English)
**Bookclub Book**
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-06-06 06:11:46.
(Language: English)
Amazing and heartbreaking. Everyone should read this book.
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A Reader posted a review at 2009-07-03 09:51:42.
(Language: English)
This book unsettled me in a way that few books actually do. It's one of those tomes that sticks with you long after you've finished. For me, the most poignant/disturbing aspect of it is the fact that the narrator is only two years older than I am. It's so surreal to know that such things were going on to people my age all the way on the other side of the world.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-05-11 05:33:54.
(Language: English)
A Must Read!!
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-05-01 02:46:45.
(Language: English)
Absolutely gripping account of real-life horror.
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A Reader posted a review at 2008-09-18 06:23:36.
(Language: English)
When I was in 6th grade, I had to worry about trying to look cool while going through puberty. The author of this book had to dodge bullets in the African jungle and commit unspeakable atrocities. That being said, this book is extraordinarily compelling. It should be read by any asshole in the US that complains about traffic or not getting enough cream in their coffee or any other superficial bullshit that contributes nothing to society.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-16 05:21:46.
(Language: English)
Really well writen. I was entertained and educated simulataneously.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-20 09:38:17.
(Language: English)
true story of a young boys journey through civil war in Sierra Leone. Story of friendship, survival and hope. I read it in 24 hours.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-08 01:25:54.
(Language: English)
This was a painful read.
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-16 09:44:06.
(Language: English)
A hauntingly touching story of devastation and resiliency. A must read!
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A Reader posted a review at 2007-10-16 05:49:25.
(Language: English)
Poignant and courageous memoir of a Ishmael Beah, a child soldier from Sierra Leone, that captures how the civil war impacted his life and country. "...the problem that is affecting us children is the war that forces us to run away from our homes, lose our families, and aimlessly roam the forests. As a result, we get involved in the conflict as soldiers, carriers of loads, and in many other difficult tasks. All this is because of starvation, the loss of our families, and the need to feel safe and be part of something when all else has broken down."
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-07 10:49:13.
(Language: English)
Wonderful Read
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-18 07:37:20.
(Language: English)
Gg
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A Reader posted a review at 2010-04-06 07:39:13.
(Language: English)
excellent memoir of a boy who continued his life beyond the tragedy
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