Verdict: carrot
Radiance of Tomorrow is all about finding balance in a story where balance shouldn’t be a possibility. Beah contrasts the natural beauty of Imperi with the harrowing imagery of the war, from rockets “bringing down the walls and killing many people, whose flesh sizzled from the explosions” to a commander’s instructions for how to chop off the hands of villagers, calling an above-the-wrist cut a “short sleeve,” and a below-the-wrist cut a “long sleeve.” In relating these experiences with the authenticity of an author who witnessed them (or, in some cases, an author who heard about them from eyewitnesses), Beah has given us a story with the lingering power to convey just how truly horrible war can be.
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- Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah
EAN: 9780374246020
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