A Long Way Gone

Book • 2007 • Biography  

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Does the dog die?
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Does an animal die?
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Does a pet die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does someone vomit?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Abuse
Is a child abused?
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Child soldiers are the subject of this book.
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Addiction
Is there addiction?
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Constantly. A main theme is the memoir is about how all the child soldiers were constantly doing drugs, and addicted to them.
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It is mentioned absolutely, but it doesn't happen to any of the characters themselves. There are 2 mentions/descriptions of sexual assault.

Spoilers:
The first time it is a boy who the author traveled with, who mentioned that when the rebels attacked his village, he hid in the attic and heard as the rebels r*ped his sisters. The second mention of sexual assault is when the author is told by his commander about "boys who are forced to have sex with their mothers".

There is no mention of sexual assault beyond that.
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Bodily Harm
Is someone tortured?
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A person has his fingers cut off.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Yes, in detail.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Family
Does a parent die?
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Yes many parents, including the authors parents.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Many children and adults are kidnapped by the rebels.
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Mental Health
Are there anxiety attacks?
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
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Constantly
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Does someone drown?
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People running from the rebels are described as having jumped in the river and swimming until they couldn’t anymore. Later, a boat is shot at and capsizes.
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Constantly
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