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The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan
4 reviews
josh_goetz's review against another edition
5.0
“I am ashamed for my people, for the Serbs and for the human race. We have been humans for 200,000 years, we have had written language for 5,000 years, we have been to space, yet somehow we cannot learn not to hate each other.”
What an absolutely incredible and heartbreaking book. I feel embarrassed to have gone this long without learning about the Bosnian genocide and I am disgusted by the way in which the US so easily ignores and misdirects around global genocide in the name of protecting its own racist agendas.
It is impossible to read this book without drawing parallels to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, and I fear that this genocide too will be covered up and brushed away like that of the Bosnian Muslims just three decades ago. Amra Sabic-El-Rayess’s story is one of perseverance and community, with specific emphasis on learning from the past and doing everything in our power to not repeat it. It is our greatest duty and responsibility to stick together and fight for those who do not have the power to fight for themselves.
Fighting against generations of corruption, greed, racism and hatred is a seemingly insurmountable task, but it is not an impossible task. As Tata said, “We always help people. Without question, without reward, we help. I don’t know where to start, but we have to start somewhere.”
Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Racism, Gun violence, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, and Gore
whisper88's review
5.0
You'll still end up ugly crying, but it's worth every snotty tear drenched tissue.
I keep asking everyone older than me (I was born in the '90's) what they remember of the time and how the news reported (if it ever did) a literal genocide. Happily this brave family avoided the most extreme losses and torture. It's truly a survival story which may be some of the most important messages we can share. Death can be a relief, or at least a definitive resolution, where as surviving leaves so many questions unanswered. Learning how to sit with life as it is (or was) is an undertaking where any support from any source is always badly needed.
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Antisemitism, War, Gore, Rape, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, and Grief
bookswithsoumi's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Bullying, Blood, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, and Genocide
Moderate: Trafficking
peeniewallie's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Child death, Rape, Islamophobia, Misogyny, and Genocide
Minor: Animal death and Medical content