Reviews tagging 'War'

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

20 reviews

rowy148's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, and War

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Domestic abuse and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

This book is incredibly slow and reads like a textbook but I think it's important to read. It brings an insight I don't think is readily taught about the Cold War and atomic energy dealings after the Trinity test. I would be the first to say i'm not normally interested in biographies but this account is so interesting and insightful it counteracts that. If readers can get past the slow and methodical accounts then they'll be pleasantly surprised by how invigorating the whole story is. (Also for those who saw Oppenheimer and are wondering if this is as entertaining: it's better!) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

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: Cancer and War

sylvestra's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicide and Antisemitism

parkersicle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

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

jodielk93's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

megb64's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, and War

Moderate: Antisemitism

aileron's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

mondovertigo's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Abandonment