The first thing that I thought after finishing the reading was, “Is this really a non-fiction piece and an autobiography.” The first two chapters alone were enough to make me believe that this can’t be real. The things that you read are just unimaginable and I feel like the families he talks about in the first chapter. The families that say these refugees come through here but the war they talk of, the one the say is real, can never make it to here. I feel like this war is not real from the first two chapters of the new book. Even though our teacher says this is real, and I know the author is real and had this happen to him, I am still not fully able to believe that this is true. Those were my first reactions to the new book we are reading, A Long Way Gone.
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Sometimes it is hard to imagine that what we are reading about really did happen and is true. It was hard to imagine that Ishmael actually was apart of those soldiers, killing people. I am really happy though that he is now back to being a regular acting person. I can't say a normal person because he will never be normal. Not a lot of people have seen dead people or people dying right in front of them. Not many have actually been a part of the actual killing. Ishmael will never be normal but he is as normal as he could ever be now.
I felt exactly the same. Half way through I kind of had to remind myself that what i was reading was in fact real even though it was so tragic. If a similar situation happened to me (luckily, it would be very hard for this kind of thing to happen in modern-day America :]) I think I would react just the same. I would not be able to accept the reality of what happened. I really liked your piece and I think you hit the nail on the head with your reaction, because I felt the exact same way!!!! :)
I enjoyed the way you stated your opinions and emotions. Us kids growing up in America are extremely lucky and thank for everything we are born with and the rights we have.
Chris Warzniak
Caleb--this is a very honest reaction. Very nicely said. One thing I really see in this book is the strength of the human spirit, in how Beah is able to come through so much.
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