Reviews for Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children

The average rating for Girl Soldier: A Story of Hope for Northern Uganda's Children based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-06-14 00:00:00 Jonathan C Noble This book had such potential, but failed. The religious diatribe dispersed throughout the historical and cultural background of this book about the struggles in Uganda really dishonors the courage and persistence displayed by the people who live it.

Review # 2 was written on 2010-05-18 00:00:00 Toby Farmer This was written jointly by an Islamophobic "christian" and a young woman who was kidnapped by the LRA (one of the "Aboke girls"). Occasionally the writing is engaging, but the frequent side-trips to simplistic Islam (bad) vs Christian (good) excuses for all that plagues northern Uganda are irritating. Frequently statements are made with absolutely no reference given: "the mortality rates in northern Uganda are double those for displaced person camps for the Darfurians of western Sudan". i did, however, thoroughly enjoy the description of a spirit that inhabited Alice Lakwena who went by the name Wrong Element: "Wrong Element identified itself as a spirit from the United States. This spirit lead the HSMF (Holy Spirit Mobile Forces) medical training facility and was in charge of intelligence as well as A Company. Dr. Wrong Element, as he was addressed, was described by former HSMF members as having a very loud voice with a strong American accent. He liked to quarrel and scold and was very impolite. The soldiers were afraid of him." Sounds American to me.