A Long Way Gone Part 3

Now that I have read the whole story, I can reallt reflect on the book. This book has taught me the true effects of war. The effects on children of all ages. How it ruins innocent families, and messes with everyone's head. The point on the book that I realized this was when Ismahel was in Rehab. He said that when he turned on the water, he saw blood coming out of the Tap. He was halucinating, and it was because of what he had seen in war. Can you imagine getting caught up in war at the age of twelve? Starting off running away from war, but in the end becoming part of it? This is something that nobody should have to go through especially a twelbe year old. By the age of sixteen he was a soldier who had to kill innocent people and take peoples food and supplies. This has been the saddest book I have ever seen, and as I have said before, everytime you think it cant get any worst... it does. Some of the imagery in this book are things I have only seen or heard about in movies. There where points in the book when I seriously considered not readong anymore because it was emotionally hard to read. I will never forget this book, and I am thinking about reading it again. i usually don't find a book that I like enough to read a second time, but I think I will with this book. I would reccomend thisbook to anyone, and I think it is something everyone should read. I will probably give my book to ASTI just because I feel like this s something the next year freshmen should read as a class. It is definatley not easy readin because it makes you think and sends your emotions off the chain, but none the less it is wonderful and movnig book.

A Long Way Gone (Post 2)

This part of the book brobably tops off the last section of the book by far. I would say that the reason why this part is the worst so far is because Ishmael gets caught and recruited by the rebels. Some of the things that he has to do in the rebels is horrifying. He constantly sees dead bodies, and has to deal with these images in his mind for the rest of his life. Can you imagine not knowing what happened to your family? Are they dead? Are they alive? Where my brothers also caught by the rebels? Did they escape this horrablle torture? There have been moments while reading this book, when I wanted to stop reading because it was so intense. In my opinion, I thought that the Kite Runner was very intense until I read this book. Some of the things that Ishmael has to go through in this book are so horrifying that nobody should every have to go through stuff like this. He is constantly having to see dead bodies, and even is forced to kill someone at the age of twelve. I think that one of the things that gets me the most about this book is one simple question. What is the Rebels point in killing all of these innocent people? What did they ever do to them? All thy where doing was trying to live their life and support their families. Who has the right to take that away from anybody? This subject gets me a little upset just thinking about it. I want to read more even though I don't at the same time. I am going to read more anyway!

Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a boy Soldier (First Post)

This book has been by far the most sickening, disturbing, and horrifying book I have ever read. Some of the things that have been talked about in this book I have only seen in movies.  For example babies being shot, women and children being set on fire, and little kids as young as the age of ten being recruited into the rebel forces and made to kill random  people. Can you even begin to imagine watching your friends and family being shot around you, and having to dodge your way around dead bodies just to try and survive? Can you imagine being separated from your loved ones and never knowing what happened to them? Always wondering did they get captured and recruited by the rebels?

Where they shot and killed? You never know. The most depressing thing about this to me, is the fact that this is a true story. Ishmael somehow escapes the horror of Sierra Leone which I will read later in the book. Ishmael says somewhere in the seventh chapter, “Even a 12 year old cannot be trusted anymore.” After that, he explained how children as young as the age of ten are recruited into the rebels. Because of this,  people don’t know if young children are rebel spies, or there to kill random people for no reason at all. It has been very sad and depressing to read the horrible things that where done to people in Sierra Leone. I have no doubt that the things I read from this point on will only get worst, but I cant’s stop reading the book. I definitely feel like our discussions that happened  today in class was a success and I look forward to more of them!