The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

The Radium Girls

Kate Moore

480 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science emotional slow-paced

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‘The first thing we asked was, “Does this stuff hurt you?” And they said, “No.” The company said that it wasn’t dangerous, that we didn’t need to be afraid.’ As the First World War spread across the world, young American women flocked to work i...

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informative 86%
sad 71%
emotional 62%
dark 51%
challenging 33%
inspiring 30%
reflective 25%
tense 13%
hopeful 9%
adventurous 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

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slow 45%
fast 7%

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