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dominiqued 's review for:
The Atomic City Girls
by Janet Beard
I quite liked listening to this audiobook, although I wish there would have been a bit more science in it. The premise is that it's a fictional account of four people working in Oak Ridge helping to enrich uranium (mostly unknowingly) for the Manhattan project.
I really liked June's story line, Cici's, and Sam's. They seem to fit together quite well. The one problem I have is Joe and Ralph's story line...it doesn't seem to quite fit. Only near the end do the characters all coincide, and the requirement for Joe to be there is seems too unimportant and forced. The author could have enriched the other story lines and dropped this one, or developed the plot and the stories of the African American characters a bit more.
As others have stated...the title isn't really reflective of the content, as it's 50% male POV, but I still liked having a nice little historical fiction to enjoy.
I really liked June's story line, Cici's, and Sam's. They seem to fit together quite well. The one problem I have is Joe and Ralph's story line...it doesn't seem to quite fit. Only near the end do the characters all coincide, and the requirement for Joe to be there is seems too unimportant and forced. The author could have enriched the other story lines and dropped this one, or developed the plot and the stories of the African American characters a bit more.
As others have stated...the title isn't really reflective of the content, as it's 50% male POV, but I still liked having a nice little historical fiction to enjoy.