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skittleskittylove12's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.25
I think this book does a great job at describing the impact of plutonium on nuclear production. It also reveals how many individuals were involved, even to minor extents, in nuclear / atomic production.
iamkati's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
“I don’t know how WW-III will be fought but WW-IV will be fought with sticks and stones.” Albert Einstein
twoheadedcalf's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Great book. A really rough read, but an important one.
pierre444's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it, stuff I always wanted to know but could never find.
lyric82's review against another edition
dark
informative
medium-paced
4.0
This book is sort of a tough one for me to rate, because I did feel many times throughout reading/listening, that it was just sort of throwing information at me much like a textbook would. But at the same time, there were quite a few parts that had me completely engrossed. It tells the story of the birth of the atomic age, through war times, public opinion, nuclear disaster, government handlings of such matters, it goes from the beginning with the discovery of plutonium, through modern day and even touches on the fermi paradox. There was so much interesting information within this book. So much that I think one reading doesn’t cover it. If it is a subject that interests you, read it. But it. Own a physical copy
ashleighowen's review against another edition
5.0
I'm a Washington native and I am really interested in the history of the Manhattan Project and Hanford and I loved the deep dive specifically into Hanford's history. Usually in history books about the topic, Hanford is just a few sentences.