Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

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

39 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

raneyak's review against another edition

informative sad tense slow-paced

3.5

I think the overall story is incredibly important and I appreciate the author’s dedication to centering the girls themselves in the narrative. However, the pacing was very slow during the second half of the book, which mostly focused on the court dealings. I also wasn’t in love with the author’s writing style. Some of the details seemed wholly unnecessary, such as when she points out how attractive some of the people were.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, Cancer, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy

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

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

frogsinacoat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/injury detail, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Infertility

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

majesticmoo27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Abortion, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Addiction

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

tmkuta's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Cancer, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Death of parent