Love Thy Neighbor: A Story of War [J0014]

1996 - HCDJ Excellent condition What Michael Herr's Dispatches was to the Vietnam War, Love Thy Neighbor is to the Bosnian War--a brilliantly observed and deeply felt evocation of war by a writer who witnessed it. The work immediately calls to mind Heller's Catch-22 for its grasp of the absurdity of war, and, for its accurate presentation of the events, Neil Sheehan's A Bright, Shining Lie.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Probably the most difficult time I've had starting and finishing one book. Had to put it down at multiple points to compose myself after reading certain descriptions for what Maas saw during his time in Bosnia. Some of the most interesting parts of this book was to read about the internal struggle Maas felt (and I'm assuming still feels) about his inaction during his experience in Bosnia (not challenging [Slobodan] Milosevic as much as he would've liked to when interviewing him alone, not pressing Lord Owen [British foreign secretary] as much as he could've when meeting him, etc.). Incredibly eye opening and I highly recommend you read it if you have the chance to."; "Riveting, horrifying, brilliant. Tragic to see the international community making so many of the same mistakes now 30 years later."; "Really cannot recommend this enough. It very much does not read like it was published almost thirty years ago ... instead it feels incredibly relevant. Both a great primer to this conflict and also a very interesting perspective for Americans on why other countries might not be so optimistic about American idealism as we are. At times tough to swallow but at times genuinely witty enough to get a laugh. Page turner."