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

29 reviews

valereads's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illness, Ableism, and Death

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, Sexism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Misogyny

Minor: War

achay91's review against another edition

inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Terminal illness, Sexism, Miscarriage, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

kerri_reads's review

informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

The Radium Girls recounts the history of the American dial painting factories at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as the women who worked there and their fight for justice. 

A lucrative, glamorous job with the most valuable substance on earth, young women flocked to work "Watch Studios" where watches, clocks and military dials were painted with a special luminous mixture made from radium powder to make them glow in the dark. 

As the years pass, the women begin to suffer mysterious illnesses, crippling pain and dental problems and it becomes clear that radium poisoning is the cause. As they fight for justice and compensation, the company denies all responsibility. 

This is a fascinating true story, and Moore has managed to structure the information in such a way that a reads like a novel. The horrific illnesses these women suffered due to radium, and how hard they fought knowing there would be no cure was really something. A thorough account of their stories with meticulous attention to detail, this was an infuriating and heartbreaking read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Infertility, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

irishbelle10's review

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.75

This book is excellent. It's very long and can be quite heavy, but Moore’s writing style makes it so you have to know what comes next in the Radium Girls’ story. Moore does a great job of highlighting the unique stories of many of the women who suffered in this tragedy. Especially interesting if you enjoy history and stories of American workers’ rights.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, and Terminal illness

cammiem8's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

3.75

While long and a little slow, this book is densely packed with information about the history of labor rights, radiation science, and the struggle that the radium girls endured toward the end of their lives. An important book but not a very fun read, the author focuses on making the reader grieve for the loss of each woman, this is written to inform, not to entertain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Terminal illness

markedwithanm's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, and Terminal illness

erin819's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Infertility, and Miscarriage

ellyreadstoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Terminal illness