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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham
7 reviews
matthewosborne's review
4.0
Following that period the book slowed down for me quite a bit.
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
jhbandcats's review against another edition
5.0
I remember when the reactor at Chernobyl exploded but I never knew details. Physics and engineering are another, alien world to me so I didn’t even try to learn about it. (The same with Fukushima - I was shocked and saddened but never read further.)
This book explains things in layman’s terms, still beyond my English major’s comprehension, but I was at least able to get the gist of it. And I found it fascinating. The author takes a complex, often tedious, topic and brings it to life with details of what exactly happened and to whom. Much of what is in the book was hidden in Soviet archives and only came to light after the breakup of the USSR.
This is an amazing look at the worst nuclear disaster ever, where millions of people across Europe had their lives and livelihoods upended at best. Officially only 31 people died as a result of the accident but we know the toll is far higher with the early onset of cancers.
I’ve been telling friends about this book for days. I hope they read it!
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Animal death, Cancer, Medical trauma, and Mental illness
thebearnest's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Chronic illness, Medical content, Alcohol, Cancer, and Terminal illness
mscalls's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Terminal illness
jaymc's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror and Medical content
zalouis's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cancer, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Infertility, and War
aargot1's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Terminal illness, and Vomit
Minor: Alcohol, Miscarriage, and Infertility