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Canadian Galloway (Ascension) delivers a tense and haunting novel following four people trying to survive war-torn Sarajevo. After a mortar attack kills 22 people waiting in line to buy bread, an unnamed cellist vows to play at the point of impact for 22 days. Meanwhile, Arrow, a young woman sniper, picks off soldiers; Kenan makes a dangerous trek to get water for his family; and Dragan, who sent his wife and son out of the city at the start of the war, works at a bakery and trades bread in exchange for shelter. Arrow's assigned to protect the cellist, but when she's eventually ordered to commit a different kind of killing, she must decide who she is and why she kills. Dragan believes he can protect himself through isolation, but that changes when he runs into a friend of his wife's attempting to cross a street targeted by snipers. Kenan is repeatedly challenged by his fear and a cantankerous neighbor. All the while, the cellist continues to play. With wonderfully drawn characters and a stripped-down narrative, Galloway brings to life a distant conflict. (May)
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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You Must Read This Book, Jul 18 2008
By MacFly (Regina, Saskatchewan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cellist of Sarajevo (Hardcover)
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway is a tremendous book. Set in Sarajevo during the siege of the city in the 1990s, the story is told from the perspective of three citizens of the city. To hear them talking about the way the city was before the siege and the average lives that they had before the war started is heartbreaking. Each and every day is a struggle to survive while trying to maintain some semblance of a normal life. The center of the story is about a cellist who plays to play every day for 22 days in a spot where 22 people were killed while standing in a line hoping for bread. He becomes a light for the darkness in a city of people desperate for something beautiful. While I found the story incredibly sad, it was also hopeful and reminds one of the role of the human spirit in any conflict. This is one of those books that will stay with me for quite some time. While a work of fiction, there are many elements that are true to this conflict. It made it look at it in a very different way that what you feel simply from news reports. I recommend this book to everyone.
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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping and Incredible, Aug 31 2008
By Spudwil (North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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Everyone should read this book. I couldn't put it down; my kids had to forage for their own dinner one night because I just had to keep reading. From the great character development and suspenseful plot to the amazingly hopeful and satisfying ending, this book will take you through the whole spectrum of emotions. I love how it is concise and to the point, making it an easy read for everyone. Not a page is wasted on unnecessary tangents off the storyline and the reader feels as if he is right there in the rubble with the characters, feeling their fear and despair. Such a great lesson in humanity, hope, and the perils and senselessness of war. My hat is off to the author.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Story About Humanity, Jan 8 2009
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I read "The Cellist of Sarajevo" in one sitting and I have to say that it was the most emotionally invested I've been in recent memory over a novel. Set during the siege of Sarajevo during the early 90s, the fictional story of three main characters and a lone cellist will make you think more about what it means to be human, what humans are capable of at their worst and at their best.

As for the writing, I found Galloway to be superb in the way he described some of the more terrible scenes of carnage. Also, the struggle for survival and the motives behind each character are very well developed. As mentioned, there is a deep emotional attachment as a reader towards the characters in the novel.

Overall I can find no fault at all with "The Cellist of Sarajevo." I would not be surprised to see this book turned into a movie someday, just a wonderful story of what it means to be a human being.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A good book
This is a good book, but it's short. I tend to like books that take a while to read, that get deeper into the history of its characters. Read more
Published 1 month ago by D Mac

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Centered on the conflict in Sarajevo, the story is recounting the struggle of three inhabitants during the city's siege during the mid 1990's: a female sniper called Arrow, Kenan... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Toni Osborne

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't Miss Out On This One
This is truly the best read I've had this year. Read what the reviewers say, believe what the reviewers say, buy the book.
Published 2 months ago by J. Weir

5.0 out of 5 stars A small masterpiece by Steven Galloway
Although a work of fiction, this book's founding premise is based on a real life event. To quote from the 'afterword'... Read more
Published 3 months ago by R. Nicholson

1.0 out of 5 stars great
While a story that draws you into the characters in the midst of war, it is a quick and easy read that was difficult to put down.
Published 4 months ago by heartcallah

4.0 out of 5 stars A Full Spectrum account
This book described being in a city under siege from several different points of view, and did it extremely well. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Redwessa

2.0 out of 5 stars The Celleist of Sarajevo
It was well written, but I personally found it tedious and melancholy. The topic is NOT an enlightening one and I began to believe that the light at the end of the tunnel WAS, in... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Monica Olesky

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth the read
The Cellist of Sarajevo is definitely not in my normal genre of books. However after seeing it on the top 100 list over and over again I decided to give it a try... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Amy

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard book to put down
The novel covers the siege of Sarajevo that took place in 1996 and looks at it from the point of view of three different people. Read more
Published 5 months ago by NorthVan Dave

5.0 out of 5 stars You must read this
The cellist of Sarajevo provides a focus for Steven Galloways snapshot of life in that city during the nearly four years of siege that took place from April of 1992 to February... Read more
Published 6 months ago by L. Ramsey

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