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Nuclear War : A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen

12 reviews

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

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5.0


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mnash_2020's review against another edition

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5.0

I listened to this one.

This was probably the most terrifying book I’ve ever read. It is nonfiction, and though it outlines a possible scenario, it is something that could actually happen. All of the players have this actual capacity. We have the information from what has happened in Japan after being struck by nuclear weapons to know what would happen to those struck by it or those affected by the fallout. 

I also thought this was extremely well researched. I like the way she laid out the book - it wasn’t boring and information overload. It felt like a thriller, action packed, and truly scary. The author is an amazing story teller and makes information like this accessible to every reader. I would definitely read something else by her.

I wouldn’t recommend this to everyone - it is anxiety inducing and terrifying. 

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arayo's review

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4.5


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raybudbury's review against another edition

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4.25

Boring at parts. Anxiety inducing at others. 

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megb64's review

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5.0


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ej_trask's review against another edition

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dark informative tense medium-paced

4.5


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dustlesswalnut's review

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challenging dark informative tense fast-paced

4.5


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foxmulders's review

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3.75

veers into the fantastical at times, but mostly gets at the core anxieties and horrors of nuclear weapons. not sure i learned anything particularly new here and some of the storytelling in the “scenario” is a bit out there. but still a mostly solid read 

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florajb2068_hy's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is terrifying, I can't stop thinking about it,  it's a scenario of nuclear war unfolding  minute by minute. And as the story unfolds  the more horrifying it becomes, and yet you cant put the book down. Everything we know, love, have, own ,  life as we know it , will be decimated, the human race wiped out.  This book  will blow your mind in ways you can't imagine. 

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wolf013's review against another edition

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3.5


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