Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe by Serhii Plokhy

Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe

Serhii Plokhy

432 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective slow-paced

Description

A Chernobyl survivor and award-winning historian "mercilessly chronicles the absurdities of the Soviet system" in this "vividly empathetic" account of the worst nuclear accident in history (The Wall Street Journal). On the morning of April 26, 19...

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informative 97%
reflective 50%
dark 36%
sad 36%
challenging 32%
tense 25%
emotional 16%
adventurous 1%

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medium 50%
slow 49%

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