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by: Ishmael Beah See Larger Image Used Price: $39.99 Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780007262526 Format: Import ISBN: 0007262523 Label: HarperPerennial Manufacturer: HarperPerennial Publication Date: April 01, 2007 Publisher: HarperPerennial Sales Rank: 2699238 Studio: HarperPerennial Related Items: Infidel Sold What Is the What (Vintage) Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children see more Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - along way gone review Here it is a book about adventure and action, emotion and death. The memoirs of a boy soldier. The war in South Africa took its toll on thousands of people, emotionally and physically. Poverty plagues Ishmael Beah in Along Way Gone. Along Way Gone should be read by adults only. The book uses graphic description and profanity not suitable for minors or teens. The events in this book have happened and have happened to many children. This is nothing line any book I have ever read. Exciting ... Read More Rating: - Opened my eyes I want to preclude this review by saying I do have some minor spoilers here to the plot but they don't give so much away that it would in any way diminish your enjoyment of this book. Having heard about the ongoing conflicts in Sierra Leone and knowing that often children in many different countries are forced into military service far too young I was drawn to this book and Ishmael's story. I was not disappointed. Ishmael's story begins as a young adolescent boy ... Read More Rating: - Too much empty space in the narrative An interesting story, but child soldiers fighting for the side of the government seem a lot less interesting than those fighting on the sides of the rebels. Here, although there were some harrowing, even blood curling incidents, they were spaced out far enough that there was a lot of empty space, both in the story and in the logic of the narrative. There was a lot of walking along isolated roads that led to nowhere and a lot of sleeping in the woods along those roads to nowhere. ... Read More Rating: - INCREDIBLE AND HEART FELT When I put this book down all I could say was, "Wow." You feel the pain he must have been going through when he lost his family, you feel his anger at the way he was treated by the Rebels and you are shocked when the Rebels who claim to be siding with the people are killing the people with joy. Rating: - Very impressive and inspiring This book is disturbing and for that reason should be on the short list of required texts for college. Unlike the WWI and WWII war books which read like ancient history this one hits close to home as most of the events transpired within the last decade. The author does a great job of telling his story from a boys point of view with imagery that will give you nightmares. If you cannot handle reading about graphic violence, rape, murder, wartime atrocities, then do not buy this book. Otherwise ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Biographies & Memoirs - Subjects - Books - General Biographies & Memoirs - Subjects - Books - General AAS Military - History - Subjects - Books - General Military - History - Subjects - Books - General AAS Paperback