pbanddelly 's review for:

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Martin J. Sherwin, Kai Bird

4.0

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I finally finished this monstrosity of a book after starting to read it in the dead of winter. This may be the most impressive piece of research and historical analysis that exists… I guess when you have every conversation that a man had for decades, there’s a lot of material to work with.

Oppenheimer was a genius but extremely troubled and lowkey a coward. I half respect him. I recommend this book if you love historical tea and can stomach a very long book.

4.5 stars because I’m bad at reading.