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A review by iffer
Yellow Dirt: An American Story of a Poisoned Land and a People Betrayed by Judy Pasternak
4.0
Disclaimer: I work as a researcher on the potential health effects on tribal members of chronic exposure to uranium mines and waste features on Navajo Nation.
I thought this was very well-done. It was deeply researched, and, though it was a little bit confusing at times, it does a more-than-admirable job of rolling the history, science, and human stories and context together. It has a bit of a dramatic tone/telling, and I can imagine the the book being told in a "Dateline" type voice. In general, this helps to keep the reader's attention, but sometimes grated on my nerves because it contrasts with the quiet power of Navajo community members' own storytelling.
I thought this was very well-done. It was deeply researched, and, though it was a little bit confusing at times, it does a more-than-admirable job of rolling the history, science, and human stories and context together. It has a bit of a dramatic tone/telling, and I can imagine the the book being told in a "Dateline" type voice. In general, this helps to keep the reader's attention, but sometimes grated on my nerves because it contrasts with the quiet power of Navajo community members' own storytelling.