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Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
by Kristen Iversen
This book had quite a bit of technical and scientific information in it, but it's written with a narrative that makes it easily readable. I didn't always understand the nitty gritty of the science that Iversen was writing about but I could understand the points she was trying to make anyway. I don't have much of a head for science so that is probably mostly my fault anyway.
I liked how she alternated the story between what was happening at Rocky Flats and what was happening in her own personal life. Though it was sometimes hard to make a direct connection between the two, both stories were compelling.
If you care anything about the environment or life on this planet, reading Full Body Burden will make you mad. It's unbelievable the amount of irresponsibility involved with the management of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant. Even though it wasn't a feel-good book by any means, I think it's still an important book to read. The more aware we are of these types of situations, the harder it will be for the people involved to keep shirking responsibility - I would hope anyway.
I liked how she alternated the story between what was happening at Rocky Flats and what was happening in her own personal life. Though it was sometimes hard to make a direct connection between the two, both stories were compelling.
If you care anything about the environment or life on this planet, reading Full Body Burden will make you mad. It's unbelievable the amount of irresponsibility involved with the management of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant. Even though it wasn't a feel-good book by any means, I think it's still an important book to read. The more aware we are of these types of situations, the harder it will be for the people involved to keep shirking responsibility - I would hope anyway.