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anna_m_n's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
calliecachat's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed the historical context that this book provides and it inspired me to learn more about my family’s history. I appreciated the way Belim intertwined her own story with her family’s history. I loved learning about Ukraine in this way and it was also heartbreaking knowing the struggles her family and Ukrainians have faced and continue to face.
girlglitch's review
4.0
The Rooster House is a captivating family memoir. Belim revists her birth-nation Ukraine after years abroad and explores how its Soviet past has touched her family. It's both an investigative journey and family epic, with Belim ultimately working towards a greater understanding of herself, her family and the secrets that have shaped them.
Belim describes everyday Ukrainian life and its conflicted culture with honesty and sensitivity, and though the events in this book all take place before 2022, in many ways it helps to contextualise the current conflict.
A perceptive family memoir told with care and compassion, The Rooster House is a thought-provoking read.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*
Belim describes everyday Ukrainian life and its conflicted culture with honesty and sensitivity, and though the events in this book all take place before 2022, in many ways it helps to contextualise the current conflict.
A perceptive family memoir told with care and compassion, The Rooster House is a thought-provoking read.
*Thank you to Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review*