Super Short Summary

In Uzodinma Iweala's debut novel, Beasts of No Nation, a young West African boy named Agu is forced into the life of a child soldier amidst the turmoil of civil war. As he loses his family and innocence, Agu becomes entangled in the brutalities of conflict, all while trying to endure and survive the psychological and physical hardships he faces. The story portrays the harrowing realities of child soldiers, extreme violence, and sexual abuse.