Reviews tagging 'Death'

Tšernobyl: Ydinkatastrofin historia by Serhii Plokhy

5 reviews

paperbackjpg's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide

linnylionheart's review against another edition

dark informative tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gore, Sexism, Torture, and Abortion

sophie42's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit and Medical content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

asainspace's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

Interesting and very thorough history of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Readable and well-paced. Best read in conjunction with other history books on the period - from this book, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Chernobyl accident led directly to the fall of the Soviet Union, when in reality the situation is perhaps more complicated. Good mix of social, personal and economic history, with a lot of science as well, but very understandable to a lay person (I know nothing about nuclear science, and understood the key concepts well). Overall, I recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

silver_lining_in_a_book's review against another edition

challenging informative sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt