‘Monumental. A book whose force, as you turns its pages, only increases.’ **** – DE STANDAARD

‘David Van Reybrouck loves oral history and oral history loves him.’ **** – DE VOLKSKRANT

‘As far as we are concerned, Revolusi is an experience in book form: wonderfully written, compelling, surprising and creating badly needed clarity in a complex, not to say often chaotic history. The preceding international history, context and, above all, consequences of the revolution should put Indonesia emphatically on the map: not as a friendly, green wisp of islands at the margin, but as an archipelago where world history was written.’ – INDIES TIJSCHRIFT

‘The interviews with eyewitnesses and the use of never-before-studied journals and other ego-documents form an important aspect of Revolusi. Van Reybrouck has almost seamlessly woven them into his story about the Indonesian independence struggle, which is based for an important part on an extensive literature review.’
– NEDERLANDS DAGBLAD

‘Adding to the many “outstanding” books and documentaries about the Dutch Indies and Indonesia that already exist, Van Reybrouck searches for connection in Revolusi. In doing so, he places the ambitions of Indonesia, as the first colony to declare independence after World War II, within a broader perspective.’
– ALGEMEEN DAGBLAD