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Beasts of No Nation is an interesting novel. The first three chapters made me want to read more. When the group talked about it in class, some important points were brought up. On page three, there is a part when Agu says that he somewhat happy that he is going to die. I told the group that it seemed like he was giving up on life. An argument arose when Jack said that Agu was an "idiot". Even though i respected his opinion, I had to argue against that point. When you are a young boy, beaten up by a group of radical fighters and recruited as a soldier, it was inevitable for him to be normal. In the discussion, my greatest strength was the way I challenged my peers' thoughts. I also knew the text really well which helped me get my points across. I need to work on becoming a better facilitator, but I feel that this skill will come as the literature circles continue.