pickThis was a fairly harrowing read about child soldiers in Uganda, adapted from the writer's YA book of the same name. While it's a fictionalised account, it's closely researched and endorsed by Amnesty International.
The circumstances of the book are realistic, and the Lord's Resistance Army headed by Joseph Kony continues its terrorist campaign to establish a Christianist state using kidnapped children as hostages and soldiers 🙁 Powerful 4⭐
“My childhood had gone by without my knowing, and it seemed as if my heart had frozen.” Beahs childhood was taken away from him due to conflict and how he was forced to grow up quickly in order to survive (Beah 150).
“We must strive to be like the moon” Beah can be suggesting that we can find inspiration for inner peace in the world, specifically the moon (Beah 231).
“I was still hesitant to let myself let go, because i still believed in the fragility of happiness.” this can suggest that Beah is hesitant to fully embrace happiness because he is afraid of losing it or it being taken away (Beah 174).
“How many more times do we have to come to terms with death before we find safety?” he asked. It is understandable to feel overwhelmed and anxious about death, especially in the face of uncertainty and events that are out of our control. (Beah, 209.)
“In the sky there are always answers and explain actions for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy and confusion.” This statement suggests that the sky, or perhaps the universe holds the answers to all of life‘s questions and experiences (Beah 127).
so-soGood book for history, great book for changing how you view the world.
