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Reader asked this question about Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster:
Two books on this topic were released within days of each other: Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham and Chernobyl by Serhii Plokhy. Has anyone read both or seen a review where both are discussed? I’m wondering if I just read one which should it be?
Laura I've not read either (so am also not directly answering your question, sorry), but did read Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich, an oral hist…moreI've not read either (so am also not directly answering your question, sorry), but did read Voices from Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich, an oral history published in 2006. The author won the Nobel Prize for Literature. It's a heartbreaking book, as you might imagine; thought it deserved a shout-out in this thread. (less)
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