Reviews matching “9781553652991”
 A Long Way Gone"Told in clear, accessible language by a young writer with a gifted literary voice...destined to become a classic firsthand account of war and the ongoing plight of child soldiers" Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Dec 18, 2006 Read more >> |
A Long Way Gone"...this powerful record of war ends as a beacon to all teens experiencing violence around them by showing them that there are other ways to survive than by adding to the chaos." School Library Journal, Apr 2, 2007 Read more >> |
A Long Way Gone"A breathtaking and unselfpitying account of how a gentle spirit survives a childhood from which all innocence has suddenly been sucked out. It's a truly riveting memoir." Time Magazine, Feb 1, 2007 Read more >> |
A Long Way Gone"I have rarely read a book that makes my heart hurt, but this one does...It's the most moving and remarkable story" The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Feb 14, 2007 Read more >>Read more >> |
A Long Way Gone“A Long Way Gone is a vital addition to a small but growing canon of literature to emerge from post-war Sierra Leone, the first new writing from that country since the post-colonial writers if the 1960s. His story holds out the hope of redemption, for a boy and for a country.” The Telegraph (UK), May 24, 2007 Read more >> |
A Long Way Gone“It may seem strange to greet with relief a book that chronicles the brutal life of a former child soldier, but given what our society considers print-worthy, it is refreshing that the memories and reflections of 26-year-old Ishmael Beah receive attention. …Even more important, it admonishes us to think of young people affected by war who should occupy far more of our news pages and televisions screens.” The Guardian UK, May 26, 2007 Read more >> |
A Long Way Gone“The great benefit of Ishmael Beah’s memoir, A Long Way Gone, is that it may help us arrive at an understanding of this situation. …Beah’s memoir joins an elite class of writing: Africans witnessing African wars. …[it] makes you wonder how anyone comes through such unrelenting ghastliness and horror with his humanity and sanity intact. Unusually, the smiling, open face of the author on the book jacket provides welcome and timely reassurance. Ishmael Beah seems to prove it can happen.” The New York Times, Feb 25, 2007 Read more >>Read more >> |
A Long Way Gone“Everyone in the world should read this book. Not just because it contains an amazing story, or because it’s our moral, bleeding heart duty, or because it’s clearly written. We should read it to learn about the world and about what it means to be human.” The Washington Post, Feb 23, 2007 Read more >> |
A Long Way Gone“A Long Way Gone is by no means an easy read. It’s the sort of book from which many readers will, rightly, cringe. It’s the sort of book that will give you nightmares. It is, however, the sort of book that must be read. It’s an essential step toward understanding – and perhaps, just perhaps, coming to change the world around us. One can hope.” The Vancouver Sun, Mar 3, 2007 Read more >> |
A Long Way Gone“Ishmael is a powerful storyteller, moving fluidly between past and present, weaving folk tales and early childhood memories into his main narrative. …Ishmael’s story shows both the horror and the possibility of redemption. This is an unbearable book that has to be borne. Read it.” The Globe and Mail, Mar 3, 2007 Read more >> |