A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
by Ishmael Beah
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Author: Ishmael BeahEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-05
ISBN: 0374531269
Number of pages: 229
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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- ISBN13: 9780374531263
- Condition: New
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Book Review: 2nd Worst Book I've Read in 2008
Summary: 1 Stars
I have no doubt that Beah experienced things that I can't imagine and that no child should see, but he writes it poorly. I am all for stories, which is why I read, but think they need to be told well. A given medium needs to be done properly to be most effective. Beah does it poorly. I'd give his book a D. He tells his story so badly that the reader has no idea the point, plot, relevance, or validity of the story. In no way do I want to make light of what he experienced, but he did it so poorly that he did a disservice to all books. This was a waste of the paper it was printed on.
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