Good People In An Evil Time

This book is written by Svelana Broz (the granddaughter of the former leader of Yugoslavia, Josip Broz Tito.) It deals with her interviews during and after the Bosnian War. One aspect that I like about the book is that it has people from all sides (Croats, Serbs and Muslims) and is spread throughout the country of Bosnia. While Svetlana Broz was born in Belgrade (Serbia) and she moved to Sarajevo (Bosnia) you do not get the sense that she is pro-Serbian or pro-Bosnian.

It was a very interesting read and shows how people who did not want the war dealt with it when it came to them. Sometimes they were treated well and other times they were not. One item that I found mentioned throughout the book by the Croats, Serbs and Bosnians is that when a massacre or looting did happen it was mostly done by people from another region and not the locals.

Last December I went to Mostar for the day and was helped several times by the locals. I do not know if I was in the "Croatian" side or the "Bosnian" side. All I know is that we were near the Old Bridge. I also don't know if we were helped my Croats or Muslims or both. Unlike Serbians, Croatians and Bosnians who can tell by the way a person speaks or by their name I can't. Plus I don't really care who helped me. The fact that several different people helped me without me having to ask and without us being able to speak the same language is all I need to know.

People should read this book because it gives an insight on how ordinary people live during wartime. Of course no one really knows how they would act in such a situation it is still thought-provoking.