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A review by cdcsmith
Logavina Street: Life and Death in a Sarajevo Neighborhood by Barbara Demick
5.0
Easy stuff first. I received this free from a Goodreads giveaway.
Oh boy. I've had a facination about this subject since early 1993. Very pregnant with my 2nd child, I watched a news blurb on one of the VERY early news shows (I think it was World New Now). A woman, also very pregnant, was telling her story and I was in tears trying to imagine myself in the same situation.
This was a fast read and I felt intensely for each person who was interviewed. I felt for the journalist writing the stories. Sad. Beyond sad. Gut wrenching. The stories were told very well. I felt like I was watching a movie in some respects. I suspect my dreams tonight will not be pleasant, but sometimes that isn't a bad thing. I told my 19 year old that he has to read it this week. I want to discuss with him the war that took place and get a feel of what he gets from it. I have a feeling this one gets glossed over if spoken of at all. To me, this war maybe more important to talk about given the way it seems the city was before, the war, and how it is now.
Oh boy. I've had a facination about this subject since early 1993. Very pregnant with my 2nd child, I watched a news blurb on one of the VERY early news shows (I think it was World New Now). A woman, also very pregnant, was telling her story and I was in tears trying to imagine myself in the same situation.
This was a fast read and I felt intensely for each person who was interviewed. I felt for the journalist writing the stories. Sad. Beyond sad. Gut wrenching. The stories were told very well. I felt like I was watching a movie in some respects. I suspect my dreams tonight will not be pleasant, but sometimes that isn't a bad thing. I told my 19 year old that he has to read it this week. I want to discuss with him the war that took place and get a feel of what he gets from it. I have a feeling this one gets glossed over if spoken of at all. To me, this war maybe more important to talk about given the way it seems the city was before, the war, and how it is now.