A review by railway1721
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich

5.0

I found this book very moving and chilling. I've always been fascinated by large scale disasters, especially if they are covered up. Chernobyl has been a long standing interest and there is so little "known" by the average person about I try to gather as much as I can about the topic.

This book has an account the the events from individuals from the town. From firefighters, to their family members, to towns folk. It's told Through them and is very interesting read. I was often moved to tears by the accounts. While not technical it adds the human aspect, which is lacking in some other books I feel.

I love this book and have retread it many times