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I think what I liked most about this book was its unique subject matter. Although we are swimming in books about World War II, I don't think there have been many popular novels dealing with the war and genocide in the Balkans in the early 1990s. Seen from the point of view of Ana, a 10 year old girl in Zagreb, I was stunned and horrified at the events. I found the book itself a bit slow which is why it took me a while to finish - ordinarily, literary novels are fine for me, but this one perhaps
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I've never read a book that takes place or is about Yugoslavia or Croatia or read anything about the war that occurred there in the 90s. This was probably a book that would have been better to read than listen to, but then the words were probably pronounced correctly and they may not have been if I read them. It was interesting, but not a great book. I feel there could have been a more about the history that led to this war. In some ways, it seemed to be directed more to young adults. Although,
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This was a very interesting book about the Balkans War in the 1990's involving Yugoslavia, Bosnia, and Croatia. We follow one 10-year-old girl and see how the unrest changed her life from one of childish acceptance to total chaos. Although the war-time chapters were fascinating, I found the description of her healing process much more compelling. Ana faced unbelievable hardship during her childhood years and felt displaced even after she was safe. I really enjoyed her search for personal accepta
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Apr 29, 2015
Jody
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