A Long Way Gone
by Ishmael Beah
Taste attributes: biographywardocumentaryunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecoming of age
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: an unsavoury biography, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.1 / 5
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About This Book
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (2007) is a memoir written by Ishmael Beah, an author from Sierra Leone. The book is a firsthand account of Beah's time as a child soldier during the civil war in Sierra Leone (1990s). Beah was 12 years old when he fled his village after it was attacked by rebels, and he wandered the war-filled country until brainwashed by an army unit that forced him to use guns and drugs.
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- Ishmael Beah
- Published
- 2007
- Pages
- 240
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