First and foremost, I loved
this book. I think it is the best book to understand RUF Revel in Sierra Leone.
While A Long Way Gone is the boy
soldier’s real story during the civil war, The
Bite of the Mango is the real story
of civil war victim, a girl named Mariatu Kamara. She was a 12-year-old little
girl when Rebel broke out and maimed by boy soldiers. I could not stop reading
because I really wanted to know whether she overcame this brutal situation, and
where and how she lives her life right now.
Before reading this book, I considered
the title The Bite of the Mango at
ease. However, I have never imagined the meaning of biting mango was actually heart wrenching and agonizing, but there was
a hope at the same time. We should not lose our hope no matter what happens to
our lives. Where there is a will, there is a road. So many innocent Sierra
Leoneans has suffered from the civil war like Mariatu, people all over the
world reach them and give a helping hand.
There are many fallen and
broken mangoes on the road in Sherbro Island. I unconsciously stepped on them
and walked away. But I know how precious it is that I am able to hold a mango
with my hands, bite a mango, and savor the taste and flavor of a mango.
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