From the Bookshelf of Diversity in All Forms!…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (June 2021)
By Mariah Roze · 7 posts · 65 views
By Mariah Roze · 7 posts · 65 views
last updated Feb 12, 2024 09:45AM
What Members Thought
This book was quite a change from the last few books I have read. This book is raw and heart-breaking. I kept having to remind myself that at the time of the events being described the author was only like 13.
A Long Way Gone is an amazing book on many levels. First, the story that Ishmael Beah tells is an emotional one and one that is staying with me now that I have finished reading. He tells of his teenage years, first as a child soldier in the midst of horrific warfare, and then as he was rehabilitated and began his path to his adult life in the US today. Secondly, Beah has an incredible voice as an author. I was struck many times by the sheer beauty of the way he put words together. He was able to
...more
Grand Valley State University 2009 Community Read
Jan 24, 2010
Chérie
marked it as to-read
Nov 17, 2010
Tippy
marked it as to-read
Jan 15, 2011
Debbie Ierano
marked it as to-read
Apr 23, 2012
Katy
marked it as to-read
Jan 21, 2014
amber
marked it as to-read
Apr 24, 2018
Steph
marked it as to-read
Apr 24, 2019
Petre
marked it as to-read
Jul 16, 2020
Krissy
marked it as to-read
Sep 22, 2020
Judy Lindow
marked it as to-read
Oct 03, 2020
Christina
marked it as to-read
Aug 10, 2021
Gina Marie ~books are my drug of choice~
marked it as to-read
