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Midnight in Chernobyl
- The Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
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The dramatic untold story of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster, based on original reporting and new archival research.
Early in the morning of April 26, 1986, Reactor Number Four of the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station exploded, triggering history’s worst nuclear disaster. In the thirty years since then, Chernobyl has become lodged in the collective nightmares of the world: shorthand for the spectral horrors of radiation poisoning, for a dangerous technology slipping its leash, for ecological fragility, and for what can happen when a dishonest and careless state endangers not only its own citizens, but all of humanity. But the real story of the accident, clouded from the beginning by secrecy, propaganda, and misinformation, has long remained in dispute.
Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews conducted over the course of more than ten years, as well as letters, unpublished memoirs, and documents from recently-declassified archives, Adam Higginbotham has written a harrowing and compelling narrative which brings the disaster to life through the eyes of the men and women who witnessed it firsthand. The result is a masterful non-fiction thriller, and the definitive account of an event that changed history: a story that is more complex, more human, and more terrifying than the Soviet myth.
Midnight In Chernobyl is an indelible portrait of one of the great disasters of the twentieth century, of human resilience and ingenuity, and the lessons learned when mankind seeks to bend the natural world to his will--lessons which, in the face of climate change and other threats—remain not just vital but necessary.
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- Garrett Devitt
- 27-07-21
A little slow to start but an amazing book!
Fascinating, hard to stop listening to. As much a look at the Soviet Union and it's people as Chernobyl.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-08-19
Fascinating
I really enjoyed this book. The detail of the Chernobyl incident is fascinating, and the insight into the crumbling Soviet Union is eye opening. The narrator is excellent and didn't put a foot wrong,
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- Daniel C.
- 17-03-22
Very well researched.
This is a very factual and well researched book. If you are after an easy listen or one that provides a mild insight into the subject then this isn’t the one for you.
This is at times a tough listen that really requires you to concentrate on the matter at hand to get the most out of it.
I wanted to learn more of the finite detail around the Chernobyl disaster this provided me with exactly what I wanted.
Both incredibly sad yet informative at the same tome it’s well worth a listen if you’re in the mood for being educated and don’t mind learning a few new words of the Queens.
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- Colin Pearson
- 31-03-22
Brilliant Read
Loved this Audio Book, such an important event well documented and narrated. very interesting to hear the full story after only seeing the events on the Netfix series.
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- David
- 19-02-19
Great explanation of events
Brilliant book slightly dodgy pronunciation of some words such as bitumen and collate that gets more annoying each time you hear it.
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- Karina Kurdej
- 04-09-19
Captivating retelling of the Chernobyl story
I cannot recommend this book enough. It provides a detailed retelling of the Chernobyl disaster and the story of its aftermath. The narration is captivating and helps to understand the bravery and sacrifice of the men and women who helped to contain the disaster.
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- Iona Fox
- 16-10-19
Very interesting & thorough
I found this very slow to get into, with seemingly lots of irrelevant information about the people involved with Chernobyl and nuclear power. However once it got past this I found the book very informative and in depth, the information that was tiresome to start with was useful and relevant in hindsight. I struggled with the narrator’s voice unfortunately as it’s quite monotonous, robotic almost at times. I would definitely recommend this audiobook.
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- Neil Green
- 24-06-21
Excellent history of the Chernobyl disaster.
Well narrated by Jacques Roy. The most memorable part is the secrecy at the time of the accident and the lack of concern and ignorance over health and safety.
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- Kenneth Cruickshank
- 08-06-19
Excellent
Brilliant book, simple as that.
Fascinating and scary to see how it was covered up.
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- Charlie Wilson
- 03-04-19
A fascinating and well researched book
The author was able to explain the factual details about the disaster while telling a story which keeps you engaged throughout.
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