A Long Way Gone: The True Story Of A Child Soldier by Ishmael Beah

A Long Way Gone: The True Story Of A Child Soldier

Ishmael Beah

229 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging dark sad medium-paced

Description

A first-person account, told by a 25-year-old veteran of the Sierra Leone conflict, this title is a heartbreaking, honest and important memoir about the horrors of war and the lost innocence of the youthful combatants."

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Moods

dark 77%
emotional 72%
sad 69%
challenging 54%
tense 45%
informative 44%
inspiring 31%
reflective 31%
hopeful 15%
adventurous 13%

Pace

medium 65%
fast 21%
slow 13%

Average rating

4.06

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