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Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham
15 reviews
trapdorr's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death
Minor: Cancer and Medical content
alexisgarcia's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
5.0
Higginbotham puts so much humanity in the story of atomic disaster and political maneuvering giving this beefy nonfiction intense plot points to pull you through the story.
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
jowestendorf's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Fire/Fire injury
colter_hoen's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury
limdurlu's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Pregnancy
cmbohn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide
jaibird's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Alcohol
hannah_et1982's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
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