196 pages • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This short but enormously powerful debut novel is told in the voice of Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, who is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. In a strikingly original voice that viv...
Community Reviews Summary of 418 reviews
Moods
sad 76%
emotional 66%
challenging 46%
tense 33%
reflective 23%
adventurous 6%
Pace
medium 34%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 39% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Murder, Child deathModerate
Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideMinor
Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs196 pages • first pub 2005 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This short but enormously powerful debut novel is told in the voice of Agu, a young boy in an unnamed West African nation, who is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters as civil war engulfs his country. In a strikingly original voice that viv...
Community Reviews Summary of 418 reviews
Moods
sad 76%
emotional 66%
challenging 46%
tense 33%
reflective 23%
adventurous 6%
Pace
medium 34%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 60% | A mix: 30% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 58% | Yes: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 39% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 17%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 45% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child abuse, Murder, Child deathModerate
Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideMinor
Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs