The Radium Girls
by Kate Moore
Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricallegalslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancefighting evilsocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and serious: a moving non-fiction book, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
As World War I raged across the globe, hundreds of young women toiled away at the radium-dial factories, where they painted clock faces with a mysterious new substance called radium. Assured by their bosses that the luminous material was safe, the women themselves shone brightly in the dark, covered from head to toe with the glowing dust.
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- Kate Moore
- Published
- 2017
- Pages
- 480
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