The blurb from the Washington Post on my cover of A Long Way Gone says, "Everyone in the world should read this book," and I mostly agree, and that's the reason for my four-star rating. Honestly, though, this is not the book it could be or should be, but it is what it is, and Ishmael Beah's story...
It was slightly better than the “Get You There” that Bockarie had taken to Kono. The Bedford wound its way through the dams, the driver honking every so often to alert other drivers to the presence of his vehicle, as its headlights were barely as bright as an old flashlight. About ten minutes int...