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A review by stacy_es
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexiévich
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
That book was really challenging for me. It portrays mainly the points of view of Belorussians and the impact of the catastrophe on that country, the Ukraine itself, the place of the scene, was rarely mentioned. Some of the interviewees believed that Ukrainians asked for and got all the support while Belorussians did not …
The form of the interviews and monologues was really nice, it appealed to emotions rather than facts. Some of the speeches were so painful and scary, especially the paragraph with the kids interviews.
But there were so many inexplicable things that were infuriating me. Ignorance, silent obedience, hiding of the facts altogether with saying about heroic deeds of liquidators. But so many of these actions were pointless while the deaths of these people were simply dreadful, they could only dream of just death.
The form of the interviews and monologues was really nice, it appealed to emotions rather than facts. Some of the speeches were so painful and scary, especially the paragraph with the kids interviews.
But there were so many inexplicable things that were infuriating me. Ignorance, silent obedience, hiding of the facts altogether with saying about heroic deeds of liquidators. But so many of these actions were pointless while the deaths of these people were simply dreadful, they could only dream of just death.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Child death