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kenley11's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Torture, Suicide, and Genocide
meganpbell's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
"...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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Suicide
Minor: Genocide, War, Torture, Police brutality, and Murder
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