Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

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

7 reviews

caidyn's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

4.25

An excellent, well researched book. I've never read up on Oppenheimer before, but this is the book to do it. It's comprehensive and rather unbiased in its look at him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Suicide

Moderate: War and Cancer

sylvestra's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Mental illness

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Cancer

Minor: Antisemitism and Suicide

parkersicle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Terminal illness, Murder, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, War, and Chronic illness

jodielk93's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, War, Suicide, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, and Death

aileron's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Cancer, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Antisemitism, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

mondovertigo's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Alcohol, Infidelity, War, Cancer, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Antisemitism, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Genocide and Xenophobia

mlewis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Suicide, Addiction, Genocide, Death, War, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Antisemitism, Car accident, Terminal illness, Infidelity, and Cancer

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Child death