Content & Trigger Warnings for A Long Way Gone (2007)
14 content warnings identified for this book.
Quick Summary
Yes, A Long Way Gone (2007) contains 14 content warnings : Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Kidnapping / abduction, War / combat, Blood / medical gore, Drug use (depicted), Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault / rape, Slavery / forced labor, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Death of a child (severity 4/5), Death of a parent (severity 5/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 4/5), Genocide / ethnic cleansing (severity 4/5), Kidnapping / abduction (severity 5/5), War / combat (severity 5/5), Blood / medical gore (severity 5/5), Drug use (depicted) (severity 5/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 5/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 5/5), Gun violence (severity 5/5), Slavery / forced labor (severity 4/5), Torture (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a child | 4/5 | Depicted | Children killed in combat and atrocities |
| Death of a parent | 5/5 | Depicted | Author's family killed during the war |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 4/5 | Depicted | The author loses his family and community to the civil war |
| Other | |||
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | 4/5 | Depicted | Systematic mass killings of civilian populations during the Sierra Leone civil war |
| Kidnapping / abduction | 5/5 | Depicted | Children kidnapped and forced into military service |
| War / combat | 5/5 | Depicted | Sierra Leone civil war depicted in graphic detail |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Blood / medical gore | 5/5 | Depicted | Graphic descriptions of war violence, mutilation, and bloody combat |
| Substance Use | |||
| Drug use (depicted) | 5/5 | Depicted | Child soldiers given drugs to fuel violence |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Child abuse / harm to children | 5/5 | Depicted | Children forced to become soldiers and commit violence |
| Gore / graphic violence | 5/5 | Depicted | Extreme graphic violence and atrocities depicted |
| Gun violence | 5/5 | Depicted | Children armed with guns and killing throughout |
| Sexual assault / rape | 3/5 | Referenced | Sexual violence during the war referenced |
| Slavery / forced labor | 4/5 | Depicted | Child soldiers are forced to fight and kill under coercion and drug influence |
| Torture | 4/5 | Depicted | Torture and mutilation depicted |
Mental Health & Emotional
The author loses his family and community to the civil war
Other
Systematic mass killings of civilian populations during the Sierra Leone civil war
Phobias & Sensory
Substance Use
Violence & Physical Harm
Child soldiers are forced to fight and kill under coercion and drug influence