Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore

37 reviews

skoot's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

3.0

Great prose. Personally wish it went into more detail about legal and court proceedings but what was included was very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Classism

badger_ti_robespierre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Should be required reading 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lovetlr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Really enjoyed the human element of the radium girls

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

leligavi's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

This was my first nonfiction I've read of my own accord. Not for school or required reading, just because I wanted to know the story. I'm so grateful I read it. The impact that these women, lawyers, and doctors all contributed to this world is just amazing. Their tenacity is admirable and above all, I could just see the Lord bringing justice to these girls and giving them the strength to continue on. He led them to people that fought for them and for the truth and that is just so powerful. What wonderful faith and strength these girls exhibited and I hope to be just a fraction of what they were. Such a powerful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

rachelhilary's review

emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

katsaysquack's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse and Grief

punk_flower_child's review

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abortion

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

5.0

It's appalling what happened to these poor women. I felt the book could have been shorter & the narration a bit less monotone, but I still enjoyed the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse and Abortion

Some of the pictures in the book are a bit gruesome.

aahrobot's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

I know others have said they don’t like how dramatic the author can be, but I think it makes it more interesting. I enjoy the facts, statistics, and quotes, but I really loved how Kate Moore showed us more of these women. Their lives, families, hobbies. I got to know each one of them, just as she had, and I think it adds more to the story. It makes this nonfiction story read like fiction. I learned things, felt things, and ultimately enjoyed the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

lark1010's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy