This book hurts. It’s not fun or comfortable to read, sometimes it’s quite painful. The pain doesn’t reside in the body. No limbs ache, no blood is shed, no bones are broken. The pain exists in the soul. Ishmael’s memoir tears the hearts of his readers in America more than his hands tore the flesh of his enemies in Sierra Leone. Despite the pain, the insights gained from reading this book are well worth making it a requirement of tenth grade English students, though parents should be apprised of the book’s gruesome content.
Though the United States of America is, by far, the best country in which to live, it has not given its citizens insight into the agonies of war experienced by most other people groups in this world. The U.S. Armed
Though the United States of America is, by far, the best country in which to live, it has not given its citizens insight into the agonies of war experienced by most other people groups in this world. The U.S. Armed