Has this book impacted you in anyway? For example, personally I've heard of child soldiers, but have never spent any time thinking about them. This book left me with an uneasy, tortured feeling. What, if anything, has this book done for you?
It make me realize that I have life a lot easier then I'd like to think. I always knew that there were child soldiers too, but never bothered to think about it because it didn't impact me directly. It left me with the same feeling, I felt uneasy, but also grateful for what I have.
I fell kind of like a heartless person. This book din't change my feelings about much at all. I guess since this is only a book i don't think about it much, and it feels more like fiction than reality. I do feel bad for Ismael to have to go through all of that, and I don't ever want want to go through any of that for myself. It just doesn't really change any feelings of mine.
Yes. I really like to think that I'm mentally strong but I know that I could never have done that. I couldn't have gone through with the things that he's been forced to live with. I still don't believe that I'm going to recover from the visual pictures this book has burned into my head. I'll never forget his story, but I will never say that I enjoyed it. I thought it was written horribly. I kept getting confused with the plot and the ending kept me at a feeling of loss. I feel like thing should've gone differently, that he should've seen it through and made it to her house. EUGH.
I agree with *jOrDaN*. It also made me realize that I have life easier than other kids around the world, especially in third world countries. They have to work harder than we do. I never really thought about this kind of situation until I read this book. It really woke me up and made me appreciate what I have and be inspired by these pretty amazing people.
The book A Long Way Gone has sort of made me realize that kids our age and even younger go through this every day, which is sad. Also it is hard to know what they go through, and how to feel about it because we don't know what they go through, we would have to expierence it to know.
I don't think I can watch gory movies anymore, they'll remind me of this book. This book brought on a new level of sadness to me. If I were Ishmel, I would of cracked a long time ago. This book made me think of other troops in other countries. Are they going through the same stuff too? This book changed my perspective on how I look at things now. Should I listen to the sad stories on the news and not care?
It make me realize that I have life a lot easier then I'd like to think. I always knew that there were child soldiers too, but never bothered to think about it because it didn't impact me directly. It left me with the same feeling, I felt uneasy, but also grateful for what I have.
ReplyDeleteI fell kind of like a heartless person. This book din't change my feelings about much at all. I guess since this is only a book i don't think about it much, and it feels more like fiction than reality. I do feel bad for Ismael to have to go through all of that, and I don't ever want want to go through any of that for myself. It just doesn't really change any feelings of mine.
ReplyDeleteYes. I really like to think that I'm mentally strong but I know that I could never have done that. I couldn't have gone through with the things that he's been forced to live with. I still don't believe that I'm going to recover from the visual pictures this book has burned into my head. I'll never forget his story, but I will never say that I enjoyed it. I thought it was written horribly. I kept getting confused with the plot and the ending kept me at a feeling of loss. I feel like thing should've gone differently, that he should've seen it through and made it to her house. EUGH.
ReplyDeleteI agree with *jOrDaN*. It also made me realize that I have life easier than other kids around the world, especially in third world countries. They have to work harder than we do. I never really thought about this kind of situation until I read this book. It really woke me up and made me appreciate what I have and be inspired by these pretty amazing people.
ReplyDeleteThe book A Long Way Gone has sort of made me realize that kids our age and even younger go through this every day, which is sad. Also it is hard to know what they go through, and how to feel about it because we don't know what they go through, we would have to expierence it to know.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I can watch gory movies anymore, they'll remind me of this book. This book brought on a new level of sadness to me. If I were Ishmel, I would of cracked a long time ago. This book made me think of other troops in other countries. Are they going through the same stuff too? This book changed my perspective on how I look at things now. Should I listen to the sad stories on the news and not care?
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