This book tells a horrifying story of a young boy during the war in Sudan. I did however have to give it a lower score because it is written weird. The story jumps around a lot and gives little detail or vague descriptions during some parts of the story. There were also times I could skip pages at a time and not miss anything. By the last 100 pages I found myself constantly calculating in my head how many pages I had to go before I finished the novel... that is never a sign of a 5 star book. Alright, I truly had mixed emotions about this book. The story itself is very powerful but the writing is definitely not powerful.I found myself getting distracted by the writing, I found it hard to follow at times and definitely not up to a writing level that I am used to.That being said, this is still an important book to read. It covers a touchy topic and an important one for people to read about and try to understand.
fantastic read inspiring story filled with injustice and struggle
—Renee
Very good book. Hard to read about what he went through though.
—Phil
The only book that has ever touched me so much I was sobbing.
—imru007
