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btbenner's review against another edition
5.0
As an American born nine years after the fact, I'd always learned about Chernobyl as a distant, foggy event. I knew what had happened - I'd seen the picture of the Elephant's Foot, I'd played Call of Duty 4 and saw depictions of Pripyat, and I'd watched the Vice documentaries about the Exclusion Zone today. In a way, that seems to be the way Chernobyl is discussed in Western media - like some sort of weird fascination with scientific horror. But before reading this, I wasn't yet able to find that human connection to the disaster. Reading what these folks had to say made it all real. It's not often enough that we - at least we Americans - hear the stories of the average men, women, and children whose lives were disrupted by what happened and how they've managed to cope with the effects. Reading this added a new dimension to my understanding if Chernobyl, and I am grateful that the author preserved these stories and shared them with the world.
hxxgrrrl's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
slow-paced
5.0
szilvicsanyi's review against another edition
5.0
Shocking. Moving. Very emotional. Highly informative. Must read.
maviemerveilleuse's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
michalow's review against another edition
4.0
This collection of voices and memories is devastating in so many ways. It's heartbreaking to realize how much worse this disaster was made by secrecy and disinformation.
mllejoyeuxnoel's review against another edition
5.0
One of the most beautiful and devastating things I’ve ever read. Perhaps the most beautiful, the most devastating.
railway1721's review against another edition
5.0
I found this book very moving and chilling. I've always been fascinated by large scale disasters, especially if they are covered up. Chernobyl has been a long standing interest and there is so little "known" by the average person about I try to gather as much as I can about the topic.
This book has an account the the events from individuals from the town. From firefighters, to their family members, to towns folk. It's told Through them and is very interesting read. I was often moved to tears by the accounts. While not technical it adds the human aspect, which is lacking in some other books I feel.
I love this book and have retread it many times
This book has an account the the events from individuals from the town. From firefighters, to their family members, to towns folk. It's told Through them and is very interesting read. I was often moved to tears by the accounts. While not technical it adds the human aspect, which is lacking in some other books I feel.
I love this book and have retread it many times
saarrr's review against another edition
"In de ochtendstafvergaderingen van de opruimingsdienst werd heel nuchter vastgesteld: 'Dit gaat tien mensenlevens kosten, dat twintig...' En die mensen werden gevonden. Vrijwilligers. Wie kan daarna nog beweren dat kernenergie de goedkoopste energie is?"