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A review by jj_does_romance
Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats by Kristen Iversen
5.0
Book #2. It is on the challenge list but it also happens that I had it on my unread shelf so it was a good reason to finally pick it up.
Fascinating! And scary.
A memoir about growing up in a family falling apart and a non fiction tell-all of Rocky Flats where nuclear weapon triggers were produced. The common denominator - secrets and things no one wants to talk about.
Took me a bit to read this one as it is pretty dense. Full disclosure I did some research on Rocky Flats and similar complexes in college so maybe I'm predisposed to find this interesting. I think the author does an amazing job of weaving growing up in the suburbs in the 70s/80s with an alcoholic father and the very well researched history of what happened at Rocky Flats and how it affected the environment and people who lived and worked in the area. Definitely recommend!
Fascinating! And scary.
A memoir about growing up in a family falling apart and a non fiction tell-all of Rocky Flats where nuclear weapon triggers were produced. The common denominator - secrets and things no one wants to talk about.
Took me a bit to read this one as it is pretty dense. Full disclosure I did some research on Rocky Flats and similar complexes in college so maybe I'm predisposed to find this interesting. I think the author does an amazing job of weaving growing up in the suburbs in the 70s/80s with an alcoholic father and the very well researched history of what happened at Rocky Flats and how it affected the environment and people who lived and worked in the area. Definitely recommend!