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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham
23 reviews
jaibird's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Alcohol
jhbandcats's review against another edition
5.0
I remember when the reactor at Chernobyl exploded but I never knew details. Physics and engineering are another, alien world to me so I didn’t even try to learn about it. (The same with Fukushima - I was shocked and saddened but never read further.)
This book explains things in layman’s terms, still beyond my English major’s comprehension, but I was at least able to get the gist of it. And I found it fascinating. The author takes a complex, often tedious, topic and brings it to life with details of what exactly happened and to whom. Much of what is in the book was hidden in Soviet archives and only came to light after the breakup of the USSR.
This is an amazing look at the worst nuclear disaster ever, where millions of people across Europe had their lives and livelihoods upended at best. Officially only 31 people died as a result of the accident but we know the toll is far higher with the early onset of cancers.
I’ve been telling friends about this book for days. I hope they read it!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
thebearnest's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Alcohol
kelsea's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Terminal illness and Medical content
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Cancer, Infertility, and Suicide attempt
mscalls's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
corvidaeus's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Alcohol
zalouis's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Addiction, Child death, Infertility, and War
sophie42's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death and Abandonment
readerette's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Cursing
sepitz's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Cancer and Gore
Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt