The I Index

The War Came to Us: Life and Death in Ukraine

Maybe someday

44

/100

I Index Overall Rating

Readers

52/100

Critics

36/100

Scholars

N/A

Author:

Christopher Miller

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Continuum

Date:

July 18, 2023

An exploration of Ukraine's past, present and future, and an account of the war against Russia, written by the leading journalist of the conflict.

What The Reviewers Say

Thomas E. Ricks,
The New York Times Book Review
This book felt to me like a reporter’s "notebook cleaner" in which the author simply dumps old field notes into a new manuscript. As with many other volumes on the war, Miller doesn’t get to the full-scale Russian invasion until more than halfway through his book — but once he does, he is particularly good at recounting the chaotic, precarious early days of the war..
Mark Galeotti,
The Guardian (UK)
Miller’s account of this revolution is fascinating and granular, told through his encounters with protesters of all stripes.
Colin Freeman,
The Telegraph (UK)
[Miller] brings a seasoned, personal perspective to his book.
Erika Harlitz Kern,
Foreword Reviews
Immersive.