A harrowing memoir of a Sierra Leonean boy forced to become a child soldier, recounting war’s brutality and a hard path toward healing.
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A harrowing memoir of a Sierra Leonean boy forced to become a child soldier, recounting war’s brutality and a hard path toward healing.
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (2007) is a memoir written by Ishmael Beah, an author from Sierra Leone. The book is a firsthand account of Beah's time as a child soldier during the civil war in Sierra Leone (1990s). Beah was 12 years old when he fled his village after it was attacked by rebels, and he wandered the war-filled country until brainwashed by an army unit that forced him to use guns and drugs. By 13, he had perpetrated and witnessed numerous acts of violence. Three years la...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Wartime rape and sexual violence referenced; no romance or consensual sex
Violence & gore
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Pervasive graphic war killings, gore, and torture; children and civilians murdered
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Forced cocaine, marijuana, and amphetamines; addiction central to soldiering
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Civil war, rebel conflict, and child-soldier exploitation are central themes
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Forced child soldiering, brainwashing, parental death, wartime sexual violence
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