Ishmael Beah - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Books

Pros: The overall message
Cons: Writing lacks in many areas

War is hell, or so many have said. People who have never fought in a war are often inclined to invoke this common saying but the ones who really understand and who have every right to make this comment are those who have served in war and lived to tell ...

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In February, Jon Stewart had Ishmael Beah as his guest on the Daily Show. It so happened that Beah was promoting his book, and what struck me was one of Stewart's comments: "...a book that makes my heart hurt". I have to agree with Jon's sentiment. ...

Pros: Very easy to read, excellent story, heartwarming and intense
Cons: none.

I absolutely love a good book written about personal struggles. There is nothing more inspirational than hearing about someone raising above their problems in life and making something of themselves. To me this is one of the best means of motivating ...

Pros: A quick read.
Cons: Simply put: Just not a very good book.

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Pros: A heart-breaking look at what children around the world are subjected too.
Cons: None.

In this modern day and age, it’s amazing that the types of atrocities Ishmael Beah describes in his book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, are still going on. The fact that innocent children are capable of being transformed into ...

Pros: Lucid, factual, poignant, sincere, brutal, uncompromising.
Cons: That it happened at all.

I saw Beah on The Daily Show with John Stewart and shortly there after I had a copy of his book. It's a short read and being a slow reader I can appreciate that. But it's not an easy read. Ishmael Beah recalls the life he lived from the ...

Pros: A great memoir everyone should read.I read this book in one night.
Cons: At some points a hard story to hear.Deeply sad at times.

I read this book in one night. I just couldn't stop reading it. I found this a moving story of innocence lost and the realities in parts of Africa today. Beah tells his story with brutal honesty,not like an author, like a friend. I could have never ...