Ch 3-5, a Long Way Gone

I think that chapters three, four, and five were a lot easier to read than the first two. The first two chapters kind of freaked me out, but they made me want to read more. The first two chapters were quite a bit more graphic, with all of the people dying and lost hope, but I think that the emotion in these was much more prominent and desperate.Even though I knew that at one point Ishmael Beah was going to have to be captured by the rebels, I couldn't believe how it really happened. Those rebel boys who were messing with the old man must have been seriously messed up. How could you think thats funny?? The guy thought he was shot or dead and they were laughing at him! I think that is just sick. I can't believe how lucky Ishmeal and his friends were! They avoided death so slightly so many times, it seems unreal! I'm happy that the boys do make it through these situations though, and I really like the excitement and emotion that this book brings.