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boring, lengthy, senseless story.
this book could have ended in like 200 pages if ally included all the useless material into it. thank God its finally over
this book could have ended in like 200 pages if ally included all the useless material into it. thank God its finally over
The book was fiction but it didn't feel like fiction at all. The writing, the characters, the story everything was amazing. The story was so engrossing and raw that it almost felt like I was reading a biography of Ana juvic.
The book is about a 10 year old girl, Ana, living in zagreb, stuck in the Bosnian-croat conflict that occured during the early 90s. Ana, after witnessing the slaughter of her parents by Serbian soldiers, escapes to America. The way the father protected Ana was heart breaking, and It made me think about all those people who are dying all over the world in the name of war against terror. We can't even fathom the pain of those people. Two of my most favorite scenes from the book are: when Ana, while sharing her thoughts about war, says that America is at war from 12 years but no one in America walk down the street fearing for their life or that their food supply will be taken away from them. Everyone go about their day, in America, with nothing to worry about, but it's different for people living in Afghanistan and iran, they have to live in constant fear, just like her people used to in Croatia. And when in one scene, the firework of 4th of July sends her screaming for cover in her foster parents house, gave me chills all over. Anyway, when she turns 20, she decides to visit her homeland to find some closure. And meeting her friends and relatives gives her the solace and courage, she needed to live the rest of her life with peace.
The book is about a 10 year old girl, Ana, living in zagreb, stuck in the Bosnian-croat conflict that occured during the early 90s. Ana, after witnessing the slaughter of her parents by Serbian soldiers, escapes to America. The way the father protected Ana was heart breaking, and It made me think about all those people who are dying all over the world in the name of war against terror. We can't even fathom the pain of those people. Two of my most favorite scenes from the book are: when Ana, while sharing her thoughts about war, says that America is at war from 12 years but no one in America walk down the street fearing for their life or that their food supply will be taken away from them. Everyone go about their day, in America, with nothing to worry about, but it's different for people living in Afghanistan and iran, they have to live in constant fear, just like her people used to in Croatia. And when in one scene, the firework of 4th of July sends her screaming for cover in her foster parents house, gave me chills all over. Anyway, when she turns 20, she decides to visit her homeland to find some closure. And meeting her friends and relatives gives her the solace and courage, she needed to live the rest of her life with peace.
I give up. I know this is great book, I tried my best to understand and grasp the message, but I just couldn't do it.
I wish Ramadan had been a little direct and clear in his writing so people who have zero understanding of Philosphy could decipher what he was trying to say. The parts that made sense were pretty good but most of the time I found myself staring at the book in confusion.
So yeah 1 star for you Ramadan just 1.
I wish Ramadan had been a little direct and clear in his writing so people who have zero understanding of Philosphy could decipher what he was trying to say. The parts that made sense were pretty good but most of the time I found myself staring at the book in confusion.
So yeah 1 star for you Ramadan just 1.
4 star
It's a tricky book to review. I had no idea what this book was about when I picked it up. The synopsis was so intriguing that I just couldn't not buy this book. At first, i thought this book will be a psychological thriller about a mentally ill girl living in an asylum, who thinks there is nothing wrong with her but when her other side takes over she kills people.
It should come as no surprise that I was wrong, this book was actually about zoombies. Yes! Another zoombie novel. The start of the book was creepy and dark and amazing. the character of Melanie - the protagonist- was so well written. The middle bored me to death, around 200 pages were a waste of paper. I was determined to give this book 2 star but the ending of the book just creeped me out in a good way, of course. the ending made up for all the boring and not so interesting parts of the book. Most of the book was predictable but the ending was something I could have never imagined.
*MILD SPOILERS*
The zoombies in this book weren't actually undead. They were just human beings infected by zoombie virus and they had process to age and metamorphose into fruiting form when they reach an end of their flesh eating live. Melanie, however, was special, she was just like human beings, she could think and learn unlike other zoombies A.K.A hungries. The infection had affected her differently, that's why she was so special and valuable to the people keeping her. Melanie, had no idea who she was and why everyone was so scared of her. Only her teacher, miss justineau, treated her with kindness. The bond she and her teacher formes is the most important part of the story and probably the only reason why you will read this book till the end.
It's a tricky book to review. I had no idea what this book was about when I picked it up. The synopsis was so intriguing that I just couldn't not buy this book. At first, i thought this book will be a psychological thriller about a mentally ill girl living in an asylum, who thinks there is nothing wrong with her but when her other side takes over she kills people.
It should come as no surprise that I was wrong, this book was actually about zoombies. Yes! Another zoombie novel. The start of the book was creepy and dark and amazing. the character of Melanie - the protagonist- was so well written. The middle bored me to death, around 200 pages were a waste of paper. I was determined to give this book 2 star but the ending of the book just creeped me out in a good way, of course. the ending made up for all the boring and not so interesting parts of the book. Most of the book was predictable but the ending was something I could have never imagined.
*MILD SPOILERS*
The zoombies in this book weren't actually undead. They were just human beings infected by zoombie virus and they had process to age and metamorphose into fruiting form when they reach an end of their flesh eating live. Melanie, however, was special, she was just like human beings, she could think and learn unlike other zoombies A.K.A hungries. The infection had affected her differently, that's why she was so special and valuable to the people keeping her. Melanie, had no idea who she was and why everyone was so scared of her. Only her teacher, miss justineau, treated her with kindness. The bond she and her teacher formes is the most important part of the story and probably the only reason why you will read this book till the end.
I was pretty exicted for this book, obviously, because it was written by the J.K rawling, but I hate to admit that just didn't like this book. The pace of this book was like a turtle walking with a broken limb. The mystry was predictable; i was about 100ish page through when i became sure of who the killer was. The back story of the detactive and her assistant was so boring and unnecssary that i didnt even brother reading it. It's a hefty book mostly filled with crap. The stroy could have been concluded in like max 300 pages.
