The Rooster House: A Ukrainian Family Story by Victoria Belim

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4.5
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"...when they aren't told, the stories of painful events turn into black holes…The traumas can't be seen, but the gravity surrounding them becomes so strong that it absorbs everything in their proximity." In this memoir, a writer returns to Ukraine in the wake of the Crimean invasion, uncovers a family mystery, faces her father’s death, reconciles with family, and grapples with Ukraine’s tragic history and the scars it’s left on her family tree.
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3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.5
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4.5
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4.5
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Excellent memoir that allowed me to catch a glimpse of Ukrainian culture, to gain a little more understanding about its history and politics.  It's also very much a story of family and a sense of home.  Beautifully written and narrated.
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4.5
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4.0
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