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Dilara
Sarajevo Blues | Semezdin Mehmedinovic
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Mehmedinović wrote this book in Sarajevo, during the Bosnian war. It contains poems and essays. It's heart-breaking.

Photo of Vijećnica, Sarajevo's former city hall and library, from wikipedia. An extraordinary place that had to be rebuilt after the war.

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lil1inblue
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What a mesmerizing read. The writing is simply enchanting. Obreht uses folktales and magical realism in a thoughtful meditation on finding meaning among loss, war, and death. It felt a bit detached in the beginning of the book, but about halfway through it really started to come together.

TheBookHippie I really enjoyed this one. I read the ARC. 🙃 6mo
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Her writing is phenomenal! 😍 6mo
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lil1inblue
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One of my current reads with magical realism. I'm about halfway through, and it's beautifully written.

#springskies #magicelement

Eggs 🐯 🧡 🐅 Perfect 👍🏼 7mo
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lil1inblue
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1. I'm going to my sister's baby shower this weekend. It'll be our 8th niece/nephew, but the 1st on my side of the family. I'm so excited!
2. A wall. 🤣 (I'm at work.) But at least I get the sunshine!
3. Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the US. It's 48 and mostly sunny: A beautiful day.
4. The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht

Cupcake12 Great answers. Thanks for joining in. Have a great week x 7mo
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LaurenAsh
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I. ❤️. This. Book.

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Jari-chan
Radio Sarajevo | Tijan Sila
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This is a book about an almost forgotten war and its forgotten children. A book that really got me. Maybe because I have memories attached to this war. Names, friendships. Sila talks about being a child in a town torn apart by war. About growing up and survival. And also about leaving. So strong, told in a quiet and thoughtful voice.

AnnCrystal 💔❤️‍🩹🫂💝. 8mo
Jari-chan @AnnCrystal ❤️🫂 8mo
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Hooked_on_books
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This book tells the story of airmen who ended up in German-occupied Yugoslavia in WWII and the rescue mission that recovered them. It‘s so good! The storytelling is cinematic in the best way, and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Major kudos to the Serb villagers who risked their lives to hide all those men from the Nazis.

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Miracos
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This is one of the only history books that I truly enjoyed, Kaplan's writing style is so full of life, it makes you feel as if you know the people present in the story. A journalistic/travelling way of explaining major events is so enjoyable! Definitely a worthy read, even for people that aren't interested in history