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4.19 AVERAGE
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Big Business vs. the little girls. The radium companies treated their young employees (some only teenagers) appallingly. To the very end they refused to accept responsibility for poisoning and, in some cases, even killing these young girls. Knowing what we know now, it is unfathomable that people thought radium was healthful and that these young dial painters would willingly ingest radium. Lip, dip, paint. This book offers disturbingly graphic descriptions of what radium poisoning does to the human body. I listened to the audiobook, so I had to google the pictures that were included in the print copy.
I don't know if this was in the print copy or not, but it gave a face to the names I had been hearing in the audio version: http://www.theradiumgirls.com/the-girls/4593781028
The only thing that detracted from this book for me was the horrible audio performance of Angela Brazil. Her cadence, phrasing, and pausing all seem so unnatural. Her diction is excellent - to the point of sounding like she's reciting random unrelated words. And then, out of nowhere, she practically shouts ONE WORD in the middle of the sentence without any rhyme or reason. I found it very disconcerting to listen to her
I don't know if this was in the print copy or not, but it gave a face to the names I had been hearing in the audio version: http://www.theradiumgirls.com/the-girls/4593781028
The only thing that detracted from this book for me was the horrible audio performance of Angela Brazil. Her cadence, phrasing, and pausing all seem so unnatural. Her diction is excellent - to the point of sounding like she's reciting random unrelated words. And then, out of nowhere, she practically shouts ONE WORD in the middle of the sentence without any rhyme or reason. I found it very disconcerting to listen to her
So I'll be the dissenting vote on this popular book--I thought the writing style was horrendous. I loved the IDEA, but, whoa, the phrasing and repetitiveness drove me nuts. I listened to six disks of the audiobook and I couldn't take it anymore. And I was bored.
It sucked that this happened to these ladies, and the facts shocked me. I'm glad I learned about what happened to these defenseless workers who were at the mercy of their employers.
But I wanted to start a drinking game with certain phrases because I heard them way too many times. Also, Angela Brazil's narration didn't help things--very stilted at times.
It sucked that this happened to these ladies, and the facts shocked me. I'm glad I learned about what happened to these defenseless workers who were at the mercy of their employers.
But I wanted to start a drinking game with certain phrases because I heard them way too many times. Also, Angela Brazil's narration didn't help things--very stilted at times.
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Chilling account of the toll radium takes from the body & the fight of resilient women to acquire just compensation from their negligent employers. The epilogue is surprisingly worth the read.
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Sad AF 😭😭😭 I would recommend it because I think it relates to so many other work environments/the jungle vibes, but definitely had a hard time getting past the health details to focus on the logistics and lawsuits sections
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Fascinating and upsetting, the story of the radium girls is absolutely horrifying. The amount of bullshit and pain these women were put through is beyond anger inducing. Just a warning for the squeamish: this book is pretty graphic when describing the physical effects the radium had on their bodies. It doesn’t feel gratuitous because it’s important to the story and helping to define the women’s perseverance. But it is fucking intense. I definitely recommend reading this and learning about these incredible women.