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Jo Ann
Apr 15, 2012 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: snakes-ladders-2012, fiction, balkans
I'm a lover of myths and folklore so I really enjoyed the stories and Obreht in my opinion tells good stories but over all the book seems to lack a plot and the ending was nothing special. ...more
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Kiessa
Dec 17, 2012 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: gave-up-on, around-the-world-in-52-books
Around the World in 52 books: Balkans

This book was rated in the top 10 books of 2011. I wonder who voted?

I have been reading this book for 136 pages. I didn't care about it on page 1, and I still don't. Here's why: I have no idea who the main character is. She is an adult and a doctor, but that is really all I know. Why should I care about her? I still ask, which is not a good sign for finding myself on page 136.

This book skips around a lot, but I'm not even sure the author knows why because so ...more
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Jenna Garrett
Oct 09, 2012 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: around-the-world, eastern-europe
I loved this book, and how Obreht wove folktales into the telling of Natalia's relationship with her grandfather and her grief at his loss. Simple and sweet storytelling. <3

[Around the world - Serbia] ...more
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Linda
Nov 07, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Quite simply, this is a poignant, beautifully written book.
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Rita
Oct 12, 2011 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Robin
Oct 16, 2011 marked it as 2012-around-the-world  ·  review of another edition
Nicholas Beck
Nov 27, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Julie
Dec 31, 2011 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fiction
Stefanie
Jan 05, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Avalon
Jan 21, 2012 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
C
Feb 08, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: around-the-world
Nivas
Apr 11, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Sarah
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Terri R
Dec 23, 2012 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: in-my-stack
Danielle
Feb 03, 2016 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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