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A review by amalia1985
The Balkan Express: Fragments from the Other Side of War by Slavenka Drakulić
1.0
Balkan blood runs in my veins and I am proud of it. I have read extensively on the subject of the terrible war that left a deep, bloody mark on the Balkan region during the early 90s. This book is probably one of the worst I've ever read.
Most writers try to provide an honest, balanced, level-headed account of the conflict. This book was full of cheap sentimentalism, hysterics, prejudices and hate speech. She claimed that ''nationality'' creates dangerous boundaries, she preaches against authoritarianism and violence and yet she does not forget to include every offensive remark uttered by citizens against other citizens. She creates an extremely one-sided account of the conflict and her writing reads like a lecture. Or a melodramatic gossip. Not to mention that she is sarcastic towards films that depicted the Nazis as monsters. Yes, sure. They weren't monsters at all... Those films probably hurt her feelings...
No, simply no.
Most writers try to provide an honest, balanced, level-headed account of the conflict. This book was full of cheap sentimentalism, hysterics, prejudices and hate speech. She claimed that ''nationality'' creates dangerous boundaries, she preaches against authoritarianism and violence and yet she does not forget to include every offensive remark uttered by citizens against other citizens. She creates an extremely one-sided account of the conflict and her writing reads like a lecture. Or a melodramatic gossip. Not to mention that she is sarcastic towards films that depicted the Nazis as monsters. Yes, sure. They weren't monsters at all... Those films probably hurt her feelings...
No, simply no.