War is one of the biggest sickness in the human kind. Although I haven't read this book it seems to me that it is a really cruel and raw story but most of all, a very realistic portrait of what many people live even to this day.
War is scary, is utterly violent and it leaves a unremovable mark on the people that sadly have to experience it.
I love the way you described everything in you review, it gives a really clear idea on what to expect from the book. Great post!