Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

70 reviews

sometimes_samantha_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

4.5

The writing felt a little bit slow at times, but the story overall was shocking, intriguing, and sad. I'm glad something was learned from these ladies, but so much more should've been done for them sooner. A very interesting read.

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Content Warnings

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

savreads28's review

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.0

The book was very informative on the subject of the Radium Girls. There was almost too much detail and getting through the book is definitely not for the weak. I listened to a lot of it on audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Terminal illness, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Cancer, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

alexxrose's review against another edition

dark informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Chronic illness, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Miscarriage, Grief, and Cancer

Minor: Abortion, War, Pregnancy, and Domestic abuse

infinite_harness9030's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexism, Blood, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Murder

alexismong720's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Infertility, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Murder

jonie_rich's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I thought this was beautifully written! Be that as it may, you’re going to have to be in a good headspace to read this. It is grotesque, heartbreaking, infuriating, and chilling. The post script genuinely caused me to gasp. I had to take a break a couple of days in and read something else for a little while. However, I absolutely recommend this book, especially if this is a subject or a time period that you’re interested in. The author clearly did her research. I learned a lot while I was reading it and found it very compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Child death, Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Animal death, Death, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Medical trauma

princessdana36's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

4.5 stars. I really loved the book and the accounts of all of the Radium Girls. I do think it was written in too much detail, but the stories were amazing. I couldn’t imagine fighting with every single last breath I had for justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Cancer, Body horror, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Blood

scholastic_squid's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Chronic illness, Medical content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Infertility, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Cancer

ashley_briana26's review

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book is a respectful telling of the lives of the Radium Girls. I came into this knowing nothing about them except that they existed and I closed this book only two days later and I have a much better understanding of the situation and the girls. This takes them from a vague concept of workplace safety and transforms them into real women that lived, worked, suffered, and died. The respect the author has for these victims is evident in her writing. This is not a bland statement of facts but a real story that’s being told that makes it easy to read. I highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical trauma, Murder, Death, Grief, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Infertility, War, Abortion, and Death of parent

thiscryptidreads's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

A somber and detailed look into the history of industry, medicine and the lives touched by the glowing element radium. 
The Girls working in Radium factories, the "shining girls" glowing with what they thought to be simply a fantastical paint, peddled to the rich as a health tonic and beauty aid. They all took jobs to help their families in what seemed a safe factory setting painting watches, a coveted job for many. The beginning of their stories seems so hopeful and full of promise, it was truly heartbreaking listening as they had so many dreams and their lives taken from them from something they deemed do harmless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Grief, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Gaslighting