a long way gone ch. 11+12

Chapters 11 and 12 were pretty intense. There is a lot of blood and fighting. I hate Gasemu for lying to Ishmael Beah about his family. In the beginning of the book, he says that he never saw his brother again. When Gasemu gives him hope about possibly seeing his brother, I knew it was a lie. It was wrong of Gasemu to lie to the boys and to get their hopes up. I'm almost happy that he died, so that he couldn't mislead them anymore. But at the same time, it was sad that he died. The way he died was very violent, it sounded like he was going through a lot of suffering. Chapter 12 was very graphic, especially when Beah descibes his nightmares. Most of chapter 12 was just Beah learning how to fight, so it wasn't that bad.