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Atomic Anna
by Rachel Barenbaum
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
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Thank you to @grandcentralpub and @netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
BLURB;
In 1986, renowned nuclear scientist, Anna Berkova, is sleeping in her bed in the Soviet Union when Chernobyl’s reactor melts down. It’s the exact moment she tears through time—and it’s an accident. When she opens her eyes, she’s landed in 1992 only to discover Molly, her estranged daughter, shot in the chest. Molly, with her dying breath, begs Anna to go back in time and stop the disaster, to save Molly’s daughter Raisa, and put their family’s future on a better path.
As these remarkable women work together to prevent the greatest nuclear disaster of the 20th century, they grapple with the power their discoveries hold. Just because you can change the past, does it mean you should?
As these remarkable women work together to prevent the greatest nuclear disaster of the 20th century, they grapple with the power their discoveries hold. Just because you can change the past, does it mean you should?
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Ok… I LOVED this book. I’m not a huge fan of historical fiction because I typically find them depressing but the time travel / fantasy aspect made it much more fun than a normal historical fiction. I know absolutely nothing about physics so I don’t know if any of the theory around the time travel is correct but frankly I didn’t care; she explained it in a way that was understandable and plausible to me and that’s all that mattered. I love how the author added levity and fun through the incorporation of the Atomic Anna comics while expertly and respectfully depicting the dark tragedies of this time period.
Barenbaum touched on so many important things with this book; the importance of comics and literature / literary characters for the youth; the complexities of being a woman in science and in the work place; the difficulties of being a working mother and a mother in general; the importance of family, both biological and found.
Honestly, this novel has something for everyone; feminism, history, science, art, comics, super heroes, time travel, world travel, family saga, young love, second chance love… you name it, it’s got it!
This book is out today and I HIGHLY recommend you pick it up! Definitely one of my favourite books of the year so far!
Congratulations @barenbaumrachel!