On Our Way Home from the Revolution
Reflections on Ukraine

This is an incredible, nearly perfect collection of essays that is also a book about revolution and collective responsibility as a form of love. Read for the voice and the echoing images and stay for the story, which is rich and intimately known.......more

In a sentence: This book is a beautifully woven work of creative nonfiction reminiscient of Tim O'brien's The Things They Carried. Review: I absolutely loved this book. As a lover of memoirs, of books that explore the brutal, painful parts of ourselves and our history, of creative language, of poetry......more

I wanted to understand more about the possibilities of essay collections -- interwoven? stand-alone pieces? "innovative structure"? pre-published and then assembled in a new order, or written as a collection from the start? -- so I picked up Sonya Bilocerkowycz's 2019 prizewinning book. (I also want......more

A very personalized look at Ukraine in the time of Maidan. The author’s Ukrainian descent draws her into the actions and thinking around that and subsequent events. The book is more suitable for browsing than straight through reading. But it’s deeply felt and often very moving.......more

Absolutely loved this book. It was thought provoking and sincere. I couldn’t put it down!......more