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Robert Oppenheimer: Triomphe et tragédie d'un génie by Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin

12 reviews

brennach's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Homophobia, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

5.0

A great read. captured some insights into a consequential mind. i found the context around science and the red scare. i especially found the end parts of Oppenheimer’s life interesting, since the Nolan movie did not cover them. a comprehensive story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Antisemitism

Minor: Addiction, Death, Suicide, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

grace_loves_lizards's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

The biography was well done, often times it was so bizarre it read like fiction. At the start, I was hooked, but towards the end I started to get bored. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Worth the effort! 4🤠 

“Modern Prometheans have raided Mount Olympus again & have brought back for man the very thunderbolts of Zeus.” Scientific Monthly

Imagine having one of the greatest minds of the 20th century & the first 4 chapters of your biography is about how much of a loser you were at school/uni, how little you had sex & how you had 0 friends & low key tried to kill yourself & your professor.

Thankfully Oppie’s neuroses ‘subsided during middle age’ & he went on to have many affairs, friends & lead the Manhattan project & other groundbreaking discoveries. 

Jokes aside this biography is incredible: the best I’ve read & well worth the slog if you’re a fan of the film! 

It was so great reading the backstories of Jean Tatlock, Kitty, Isi Rabi & other fascinating people (I now finally understand what happened with Haakon Chevalier).

My eBook was so filled with highlights it started lagging. 

Bird & Sherwin’s attention to detail & research is considerable. Take a bow! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, and Classism

hannahgingerich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This book is huge but it is unlike any other biography I have ever read.  Even though it’s large the book does not read like a dense textbook.  It has a story and it flows.  This book is not just straight facts about Oppenheimers life, at time it also feels like it has an undertone of philosophical understandings.  The idea that Oppenheimer was naieve enough to believe that he creates something that is so destructive and that it might not be used, or change warfare in general.  Then to watch him slowly become disillusioned with the politics and government regarding the issues.  It’s a remarkable book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Infidelity, Suicide, and War

grace_b_3's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

Like many others, I picked this up because of the Oppenheimer movie, which I quite liked. Obviously, the book is different from the movie, but I found both worth the time I put into them. 
This is a really well-done biography; I totally understand why this received the Pulitzer. There is so much material to pull from when it comes to Oppenheimer’s life, as there are reams of government papers on him. The authors also conducted extensive interviews with those who knew him. 
The picture of Oppenheimer that emerges is that of a complicated man. While he himself is interesting, I also enjoyed learning more about US history through the lens of his life—especially in regards to US atomic policy. Overall, this was an excellent read if you are in the mood for something dense and thought-provoking. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, and Antisemitism

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

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

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