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  <read_at>Thu Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Oct 01 16:56:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A truly impressive novel that thrusts readers first-hand into the life of an African child soldier. Written from perspective of the child himself, poorly constructed English and all, Beasts of No Nation pulls no punches in detailing the hopelessness and pure vile that too many young people face in war-ravaged countries around the world. Between the writing style and the sheer brutality this is an incredibly difficult book to read but as hard as it is it's equally as important, as it forces the reader to confront a modern reality that is so easy to overlook.]]></body>
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