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'Slavenka Drakulic is a writer of great sensitivity, intelligence and grace' Alice Walker 'A formidable writer' SUNDAY TIMES 'Her writing has the spare poetry of Marguerite Duras' GUARDIAN 'Slavenka Drakulic is a journalist and writer whose voice belongs to the world' Gloria Steinem
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Slavenka Drakulic attended the Serbian war crimes trial in the Hague. This important book is about how ordinary people commit terrible crimes in wartime. With extraordinary story-telling skill Drakulic draws us in to this difficult subject. We cannot turn away from her subject matter because her writing is so engaging, lively and compelling. From the monstrous Slobodan Milosevich and his evil Lady Macbeth of a wife to humble Serb soldiers who claim they were 'just obeying orders', Drakulic brilliantly enters the minds of the killers. There are also great stories of bravery and survival, both from those who helped Bosnians escape from the Serbs and from those who risked their lives to help them.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Confirmation Again..,
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The author states her case in a compelling and gripping manner that draws the reader in and makes him/her ask themselves what would they do if they were in that position. She does it in a way that exposes both the savagery and the emotion that was present throughout the conflict.
She does it from a point of view that should be biased but is not. She states her case and explains why she believes that many would do what the perpetrators did in that instant. Those who state they have studied the Balkans extensively and accuse this book of bias do so without knowledge at all for only by being there and living through it can anyone have believed what was happening. I did. I saw horror, murder, pain and hurt inflicted by all sides. I also saw humour, strength, life and abhorrence at what was happening. This book explains it from one side, NOT against any other. The people of the Balkans have been through Hell itself and are trying to emerge from the other side. Maybe this book is the beginning of an attempt to understand and in doing so, stop it happening again. To anyone who wishes to see what happens, it is vital that you read this. It will shock. It will tear at your heart and your mind. It may also open your eyes.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Humanity and inhuman acts,
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This review is from: They Would Never Hurt a Fly (Paperback)
I work in an Embassy in Belgrade dealing on a daily basis with the aftermath of what these people in The Hague did. This book is a short, easily readable introduction to the reasons why these seemingly ordinary characters did unspeakable things to their former countrymen. I regularly recomend this little known book to new colleagues.
10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Great book but synopsis above is biased!!!,
This review is from: They Would Never Hurt a Fly (Paperback)
Great book that covers this important topic, easy to read and once picked up you cannot put it down. Speaking as someone who is NOT a serb the above synopsys is incorrect in it's referals to Serb's as perpetrators - a typical western view. The book does cover monsters like Milosevic but also Croation monsters (yes, they do exist) and also references to Muslim murderers. So, in all, read the book, worth it but dont think it's about Serb bashing - this book is about establishing the truth many of us do not see or do not want to see. A very very good read and an eye opener on the subject of how the world produces mass murderers.
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