Book 36: Johnny Mad Dog - Emmanuel Dongala
"Johnny Mad Dog, age 16, is a member of a rebel faction bent on seizing control of war-torn Congo. Laokolé, at the same age, simply wants to finish high school. Together, they narrate a crossing of paths that has explosive results. Set amid the chaos of West Africa's civil wars...Emmanuel Dongala's powerful, exuberant, and terrifying new work is a coming-of-age story like no other."
This book took me a while to get into because I wasn't really in a great headspace for a war novel. And this is. But it's a well-written war novel. It's hard. It's disturbing. But hang in there for Laokolé. She'll make the read worth your time...
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