It seems unbelievably curmudgeonly of me to judge this book harshly given its subject matter. I'm sorry, I'm so very sorry for what I am about to do. This is a rare and mesmerizing account, told with real literary force and heartbreaking honesty. By thirteen, he’d been picked up by the government army, and Beah, at heart a gentle boy, found that he was capable of truly terrible acts. In A Long Way Gone, Beah, now twenty-five years old, tells a riveting story: how at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence. But until now, there has not been a first-person account from someone who came through this hell and survived. What is war like through the eyes of a child soldier? How does one become a killer? How does one stop? Child soldiers have been profiled by journalists, and novelists have struggled to imagine their lives. In the more than fifty conflicts going on worldwide, it is estimated that there are some 300,000 child soldiers. This is how wars are fought now: by children, hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s. “You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?”
A LONG WAY HOME FULL
My new friends have begun to suspect I haven’t told them the full story of my life. By thirteen, he’d been picked up by the government army, and became a soldier. Beah tells how, at the age of twelve, he fled attacking rebels and wandered a land rendered unrecognizable by violence.
A LONG WAY HOME MOVIE
The sense of danger is much more overpowering in the movie than in the book, including the efforts to trick Saroo and exploit him as a boy prostitute.The devastating story of war through the eyes of a child soldier. It is a powerful, emotional story and is "gritty" in its realism. She read the book and then saw the movie, which is what she shared with us.
We were introduced to Saroo's story by our 16-year-old daughter. I recommend you buy this book for the entire family, and specifically readers ages 13 and up. Lion: A Long Way Home is a terrific book to add to your home library. The story has a strong message to never give up on the things you believe in. Reading about Saroo’s time on the streets as a young boy is hard to fathom, but it also helps to understand the extent of poverty in that region and the challenges children and their families face. This is an astonishing true story based on two parts of Saroo Brierley's life. The book is very emotional and emphasizes family bonds. Some locals recognize his mother's name and lead him to a nearby place where he is united with his mother for the first time in 25 years. He is able to locate his old home but learns that his mother does not live there anymore. When he stumbles across the town, he decides to return to India. As an adult, he spends months using Google Earth in search of his home. Saroo has a new loving family, but never forgets the family from whom he is separated. He is eventually adopted by a couple from Australia. When the court can't determine his full name or where he came from, he is declared lost. Hungry, alone, and afraid, Saroo manages to survive weeks on the streets before being taken to an orphanage. He boards a train going in the direction opposite of his home town and ends up in Kolkata (Calcutta). He falls asleep, and when he wakes up, his brother has not returned. While Gudda is at work, Saroo stays at the train station. One day, Saroo accompanies his brother Gudda who works in a nearby town. Saroo Brierley (5) lives with his mother, two older brothers, and a younger sister.
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