Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women, by Kate Moore

59 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

this was so informative. i think this is one of the most accessible non-fiction books i have ever read. this is because it was written in a narrative way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, Cancer, Gaslighting, Gore, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Infertility, Medical trauma, Blood, and Grief

scorpi07's review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

3.75

Wow. This is a gruesome, overwhelming, informative story. Though it's hard to hear how flagrantly radium has been used without safety precautions, I'm glad this tale is being told. I also like that this book showcases the lives of the women most effected and shares their human stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Death, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Blood

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma

Minor: Domestic abuse

meganpbennett's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A story that has been swept under the rug time and time again (the author has a post-script from the*1970s*, decades after the court case), of how corporations are putting profits ahead of their employees. As the book makes very clear, the company *knew* what radium could do, and yet still instructed the dial painters to lip point their brushes. It's a horrifying, essential read about the oversight of corporations in America. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Terminal illness, Injury/injury detail, Infertility, Cancer, Blood, Death, and Gore

jselliot's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

5.0

While I am not personally squeamish, I will make a warning for the faint of stomach not to pair this book with food. That being said, it is both informative and downright infuriating - not just the injustice and gaslighting that the women endured, but also the parallels I see surviving in today's work standards. There's a saying that every workman's law is written in blood, but companies still try to shirk their way around them to throttle out every last cent of profit. 

Definitely a book that should be widely read, in my humble opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

fraise's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gaslighting, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Grief, Injury/injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Infertility, Miscarriage, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

hailspork's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/injury detail, and Terminal illness

alexlily's review against another edition

5.0

Capitalism did it again to these poor women. The way radium was first described was like the start of a horror novel, when you know it's all going to shit for these people. Love when I want to slap a bunch of men through time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Body horror, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Medical trauma, and Medical content

amandabshero's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cancer, and Terminal illness

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Body horror, Sexism, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Gaslighting, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Infertility, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Domestic abuse

shadereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Body horror

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infertility, and Medical content

Minor: Miscarriage