A+Long+Way+Gone


 * Reviewed By: Nathan Yee**

The book "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah, who is born in Sierra Loene in 1980. As Ishmael journeys through the Sierra Leone, atemptimg to get away from the RUF, which will save his life by reaching the safe spot.

This book relates to WWII by having the author tell about a real experience that he went through. During this time of war and what he had go through trying to get to freedom. Also about how dangerous it was for someone to try to escape from the RUF, not knowing where your going but just hoping that you find good people to help you. In the book the author finds tribal groups that supply them with food and water to survive, but they can not stay at these camps long before they have to go. Knowing that the RUF would eventually reach the camp they are at looking for them and kill them. This is like the how people tried to get out of the concentrations camps to get their freedom back and not be trapped by the Nazis. Once you we're out of the camps you were one your own or you and whoever you were with at the time. You had to know that if someone got hurt you would have to the strength to move on because if you stopped to help them, you'd most likely be found and killed.

I thought that book was very adventurous and had a lot of action in it. It was a very intense reading this book because every problem that the author has that stops him from proceeding on, makes your heart stop. You can't stop reading at this point because your wondering weather or not this could be the end for him. There's always this feeling of suspense that he'll get caught at any moment, throughout the entire book.

I'd recommend this book if you like high-profile adventure books. Also if you like action and drama you should try reading this book. It has gunshots, close calls, and fast moving plot. You'll never know what's going to happen next unless you keep reading. I personally found it easy to read.

HAVE FUN READING!