Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

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

10 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

wifescullys's review against another edition

5.0

Very crazy. Written in a way that speaks to a Shakespearean ugly little comedy even with all the dense information packed in. Awaiting the panel's judgement, Kitty and him spent hours in front of the black-and-white television set, his reaction to Kennedy being shot, his difficulty with connecting with his children; every detail helped make up the landscape of the 50s in a way that caught attention and held it. Very sad but appropriate ending, w/ the idea of Toni's unfittedness in the world another consequence of Oppenheimer's climbing to greatness, what you leave behind, and also Oppenheimer's illness and physical failing and fragility of his body and the attitude surrounding it reminded me a lot of Humphrey Bogart's own (alcoholism , too, much more)—leaving me with a great deal of sadness. A lot said about ambiguity and the failing/stupidity of trying to chalk everything up to black or white. Finally, as Oppenheimer's son put it, Strauss is rotting in hell. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

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

twinadam's review against another edition

informative reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism 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

fkshg8465's review against another edition

informative sad medium-paced

5.0

Read about a quarter of it when I watched the movie. Thought both were excellent. But it’s hard to separate the two in my mind now. So I can only say this was really good. Worth every page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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