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A review by ecote525
The Cat I Never Named: A True Story of Love, War, and Survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess, Laura L. Sullivan
5.0
"The war didn’t spring on me all at once.
Instead, like a cat, it stalked me quietly.
There might have been a rustle of leaves, a glint of golden eye.
But like a mouse, I didn’t believe it was there until it pounced."
A gripping young adult autobiography, but one that everyone should read. It proves especially timely with current events, with parallels to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Bosnian war in the 90s during which the author grew up. As a cat lover, of course I adored Maci! I don't know how much of this story is completely true as there seemed to be one too many coincidences...for this and other small reasons, this is a 4.5 star rating for me, rounded up. (This book also made me sob uncontrollably which not a lot of books have done - fair warning).
Instead, like a cat, it stalked me quietly.
There might have been a rustle of leaves, a glint of golden eye.
But like a mouse, I didn’t believe it was there until it pounced."
A gripping young adult autobiography, but one that everyone should read. It proves especially timely with current events, with parallels to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the Bosnian war in the 90s during which the author grew up. As a cat lover, of course I adored Maci! I don't know how much of this story is completely true as there seemed to be one too many coincidences...for this and other small reasons, this is a 4.5 star rating for me, rounded up. (This book also made me sob uncontrollably which not a lot of books have done - fair warning).