Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

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

10 reviews

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

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

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

megb64's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcoholism, War, and Addiction

Moderate: Antisemitism

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

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