Reviews tagging 'Blood'

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

49 reviews

irishrose7777's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infertility, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

chezler24's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

I was finally able to re-read this book again after several years. I really enjoyed how care was put into showing the personalities and lives behind "The Radium Girls." Too often with historical accounts, individuals can be reduced to lifeless facts and statistics, but this author went out and sought to shed light on the humanity of the girls as they faced what occurred. The reader gets to experience the awe and joy of landing a coveted job as a dial painter, the confusion when multiple painters were failing mysteriously ill, the anger and determination of the court cases, and the triumph and drive in the court's final decisions combined with the girl's opportunities to help the scientific world that once threatened to bury them (literally and figuratively). This group of workers which could have been relegated to a simple footnote in history has a legacy that saved others regarding understanding the effects of radiation on the body, improving workplace environments, and creating legal precedents to help others get the justice they deserved. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, Body horror, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Blood, Mental illness, Medical content, and Cancer

alexisgarcia's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

this was so informative. i think this is one of the most accessible non-fiction books i have ever read. this is because it was written in a narrative way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, Cancer, Gaslighting, Gore, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Infertility, Medical trauma, Blood, and Grief

scorpi07's review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

3.75

Wow. This is a gruesome, overwhelming, informative story. Though it's hard to hear how flagrantly radium has been used without safety precautions, I'm glad this tale is being told. I also like that this book showcases the lives of the women most effected and shares their human stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Death, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Blood

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

Minor: Domestic abuse

meganpbennett's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A story that has been swept under the rug time and time again (the author has a post-script from the*1970s*, decades after the court case), of how corporations are putting profits ahead of their employees. As the book makes very clear, the company *knew* what radium could do, and yet still instructed the dial painters to lip point their brushes. It's a horrifying, essential read about the oversight of corporations in America. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Cancer, Blood, Death, and Gore

fraise's review

challenging informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gaslighting, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Miscarriage, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

sophcart_'s review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Blood

spookily's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Grief, Infertility, Gore, Miscarriage, Cancer, Gaslighting, Death, Misogyny, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse and Child death

lindseyrenee's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

This is an example of profits over people. I was so sad and angry the entire time

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Content Warnings

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

bontals's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Gaslighting, Blood, Torture, Infertility, Miscarriage, Gore, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness