Comments on: Review: The Cellist of Sarajevo, Steven Galloway

By: Dawn - She is Too Fond of Books

Dawn - She is Too Fond of Books — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 01:48:54 +0000

Hmmm, I wouldn’t say I *enjoy* bleak stories, but I certainly appreciate them, if they’re written well. This sounds like it has a lot of the elements that I’m drawn to. Interesting to read what all the other commenters have to say about their favorite characters.

By: Literary Feline

Literary Feline — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:35:15 +0000

Arrow was my favorite character as well. I really liked this novel when I read it and parts of it have stayed with me–more the feelings it brought up rather than the individual stories themselves.

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:06:52 +0000

I definitely want to read this one. Thanks for the review.

By: blodeuedd

blodeuedd — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:27:40 +0000

I loved it because of it’s beauty, horror and reality. But as with books I really love, I seldom read them again. Cos I can’t find that first sense of beauty again

By: zibilee

zibilee — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:34:53 +0000

Great review! I have read other reviews of this book that mention the same thing about Arrow. Most of them seemed to wish that there had been more exploration into her character and felt that she was really the star of the book. I may give this book a closer look, as it looks like an interesting read. Thanks!

By: diane

diane — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:33:08 +0000

I enjoyed this one when I read it a while back.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:26:09 +0000

As weird as it may sound, I do like bleak stories with a light shining through the darkness. I’m not sure what that says about me. I do have this book and hope to get to it eventually.

By: Jackie (Farm Lane Books)

Jackie (Farm Lane Books) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:02:07 +0000

I enjoyed reading this, but wished the stories had all come together at the end – it felt a bit fragmented. Perhaps that is why the characters aren’t staying with you.