A Long Way Gone

This is one book thats a must read!

It is about the author's childhood in Africa. He starts the book with what seems like a normal childhood when his village is attacked by Rebels. He loses his family and run from village to village, as the rebels keep attacking the villages. He stays in a forest for sometime and eventually joins the army to fight the rebels. His transformation from a young innocent boy to this monster teenager that can kill people is pretty painful. He writes about how easy it was to brainwash a little boy into killing so many innocent people. This book is a page turner and is extremely honest. The language is quite simple, that you feel someone is telling this during a friendly chat. The first part where he runs and learns to live independently but the second part, where he becomes a normal child again seems a little rushed. I wish he had written a detailed ending about his life after. But the author sure leaves you wondering and seeking more.