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thelifeofbookishmartha's review
4.0
The "we" instead of characters through me off but once I was able to get into the book it was an easy read and went fast. Maybe my love of history helped me to like this book.
absurdbooknerd's review against another edition
4.0
I will admit it took me a while to get used to the first person plural narration, but the subject matter was too fascinating to stop listening. I love historical fiction and getting lost in a place and time. This place and time is so specific, that I feel like I really got to know these wonderfully brave ladies. It was like getting to read numerous diaries all at once.
I did find the book a slow listen at times, but it was a quick listen so those times didn't last long. Tavia Gildbert's narration was just right. Nothing spectacular or overly memorable, but not wrong for the book either. In the end, it is not for everyone. Give it a try and if the FPPOV doesn't put you off, I think you will find it enjoyable.
I did find the book a slow listen at times, but it was a quick listen so those times didn't last long. Tavia Gildbert's narration was just right. Nothing spectacular or overly memorable, but not wrong for the book either. In the end, it is not for everyone. Give it a try and if the FPPOV doesn't put you off, I think you will find it enjoyable.
dofleinita's review
4.0
The fist few chapters, the first person plural grated on me but by the end I thoroughly enjoyed the book.
twinmamaplusone's review
4.0
Very quick read and I found the first person plural compelling. A good, little book from an interesting perspective. I really enjoyed this one.
vindiagram's review
5.0
I absolutely loved this book’s style. It was disorienting at first to read a narrative told in first person plural but as you spiraled closer to the finish, it just worked. As I read my way through all 50 states, these are exactly the kind of books I hoped to discover.
helentbower's review
1.0
An interesting, super quick read. The use of first person plural weakens the story though.
syebba's review
1.0
I can appreciate the attempt at unifying a character cast by consistently referring to said cast in the royal "we" or "they" or "us." It was a good idea to set the tone. After page 10, it got old. By page 20, I was done.
alexandrahughes's review
3.0
The book is written in a way I've never read before. It's written from the view of the group of wives at Los Alamos. So the author uses "we" or "us" and that was hard to get accustomed to. It was really annoying. I found it most annoying when the author would describe how the women felt (which happened often) and she would say things like "some of agree, some of us did not, some of us didn't say anything" (this is not a direct quote). We get it. It's a group of women so they all had varying opinions and feelings. But every time it seemed the author had to list every possible option for how the women felt or did things. I couldn't get past that. I also didn't like any of the women when they were described.
The only reason I gave the book three stars is because the authors interpretation of the Manhattan Project was interesting.
The only reason I gave the book three stars is because the authors interpretation of the Manhattan Project was interesting.
lilirose's review against another edition
1.0
Che delusione questo libro.
Mi aspettavo un punto di vista originale su una delle pagine più controverse e discusse della seconda guerra mondiale, e mi sono ritrovata tra le mani un romanzo banale che non approfondisce nessuna tematica e non suscita il minimo interesse nel lettore.
Il problema più grande, da cui derivano tutti gli altri, è la sciagurata decisione di scrivere usando la prima persona plurale: in questo modo non solo si appesantisce la narrazione, ma diventa anche impossibile l' analisi psicologica dei personaggi dato che in realtà non ce ne sono, c'è solo un io collettivo che dice tutto e il contrario di tutto. Insomma una scelta che ha danneggiato sia la forma che la sostanza dell'opera: complimenti all'autrice.
C'è poco altro da dire su questo libro: è superficiale, poco scorrevole e povero di informazioni; è più interessante leggere la pagina wikipedia del Progetto Manhattan, e non lo dico per esagerazione ma per esperienza diretta.
Mi aspettavo un punto di vista originale su una delle pagine più controverse e discusse della seconda guerra mondiale, e mi sono ritrovata tra le mani un romanzo banale che non approfondisce nessuna tematica e non suscita il minimo interesse nel lettore.
Il problema più grande, da cui derivano tutti gli altri, è la sciagurata decisione di scrivere usando la prima persona plurale: in questo modo non solo si appesantisce la narrazione, ma diventa anche impossibile l' analisi psicologica dei personaggi dato che in realtà non ce ne sono, c'è solo un io collettivo che dice tutto e il contrario di tutto. Insomma una scelta che ha danneggiato sia la forma che la sostanza dell'opera: complimenti all'autrice.
C'è poco altro da dire su questo libro: è superficiale, poco scorrevole e povero di informazioni; è più interessante leggere la pagina wikipedia del Progetto Manhattan, e non lo dico per esagerazione ma per esperienza diretta.