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This HF had very little about the Manhattan Project and more about the dull lives of young women and men working there in repetitive jobs, and their social lives 🤷‍♀️

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3⭐ #BookedInTime World War II
I thought this was a fascinating topic, unfortunately this book was dull. It was like reading a soap opera. I do want to read the nonfiction book about this. (The Girls of Atomic City) @Cuilin

Post 5/5
My fourth stop on the Hudson Valley book trail: Magpie Bookshop in Catskill! A used bookstore with heaps of charm and two adorable zebra finches! The owner even offered me more recommendations of HER favorite indie bookstores! I got the tagged book which sounds right up my alley.

Such a successful day of visiting bookstores of the Hudson Valley! Check out my previous posts for more recs ;)

All of these and many more are #Waitingtoberead🙊🙈📚

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Had high hopes and is set around a sold historical backdrop but the plot and character development let me down

#15
A sweet story...I really liked it

I listened to this book and never felt connected with the couple of girls and was fine with it being over so I would say it's a pick, with reservations.

Reading now!!!

I liked the history and the pictures in this book, but never really got interested in the story or characters. #bookspin

Saturday morning errands and activities done. Time for books and snacks before the afternoon activities start.

It was a good historical fiction story based on actual events. Enjoyed the story and not a predictable ending. It gave insight into the culture and gender inequality of the time. It‘s about a US secret government project taking place in a contrived community in a rural secluded location during WW2 and the intersecting lives of a few of the residents. It‘s a good read.

An enjoyable read set in a scenario I don't know too much about. Well thought out with engaging characters and made me want to find out more

#RedRoseSeptember (I caught up!🤗)

This book is historical fiction about the secret city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Created as part of The Manhattan Project during WW2, the majority of workers living there didn‘t know they were helping enrich uranium for the atomic bomb. Many women worked on #TheThingummyBob machines & even if they suspected or wondered what they were doing beyond “aiding in the war efforts”—they weren‘t allowed to talk about it.

I truly enjoyed this book. Although I wish it went into a little more detail about the war, I liked to see June's journey throughout the book. The one thing I honestly disliked about this novel was Sam. He was one giant red flag after another to me..

She was thankful to him for seeing more in her than she had recognized in herself and helping her to also see it. But he wasn't responsible for it; she alone was responsible for who she was.

Change was so constant with children that you never had time to catch up.

I have never read a book about the Manhattan Project before, so that was interesting to me. But the story seemed kind of flat for me, more about the relationship between June and Sam, less about anything else. I wanted to read more from Joe's perspective and also Ralph & Shirley's relationship. It's good for a light, easy read!

"I'm from Brooklyn," made me chuckle!

Didn‘t love it, but I think it was the narrator that killed it for me. I switched to the print version, which was cool because it has actual pictures that I assume are from the facility and feature the workers - but I can‘t say for sure due to lack of captions.

While I enjoyed the book, I kept waiting for the other shoe to drop, like we were on the precipice of something big & then nothing. After finishing I realized that must have been how everyone involved felt. I‘m not sure if that was intentional or a happy accident but it certainly added to the story. I‘m not a big fan of switching perspectives but here it helped to build the experience of life in the Atomic City. I also really love the playlists.

Looking forward to my March pick. Has anyone read this yet?

Excited by this Amazon shipment. Can't wait to read them. Which to start first?

Excited by this Amazon shipment. Can't wait to read them. Which to start first?

This book was a disappointment, IMHO. Focused on a couple of girls and their relationships with each other and the men they were involved with. Not much about the Manhattan Project or Oak Ridge (that I didn‘t already know).

Interesting quartet of character studies. Learning about what it was like to live in Oak Ridge during WWII was the point of this read for me, and it didn't disappoint. A solid three stars out of five.

This was a total waste of potential. Such disappointment. Also most of the POV were of men so misleading title. The story of the black builder turned janitor was the most interesting.

Another productive week over 2000 Pages Read, helped by taking part in #24B4Monday #Readathon
2028 Pages Read.

Week 43/52 2018 - #BookStats
4 Books Finished, 2028 Pages Read

#LitsyAtoZ 1 (25/26) - Only X left
#MountTBRChallenge 0 (39/52)
#YearoftheChunkster 1 (25/26)
#SeriesUptoDate 0 (16/20)
#SeriesFinished 0 (5/20)
#ListyPassport 0 (2/12)

I feel this book took a bit to get into the characters but it did pick up as the book progressed and I enjoyed it once this happened, especially enjoyed the second half of the book. I felt this book did a good job of showing the impact on some people of being involved in the the atomic bomb project, especially once they realised what monster they created and that particular monster had been used for the first time. Well worth a read.

Started this one as an audiobook on my commute today. Not sure what to expect.

Has anyone read it?

I think I would have enjoyed this more in the print edition. The audiobook's reader had a tone that grated on me for some reason.

Listening and baking.

I wanted to read The Girls of Atomic City, but I saw The Atomic City Girls first on Libby. After realizing my mistake, I decided I would read both and see how both books compare.

This book is a historical fiction about Oak Ridge, Tennessee, one of the Manhattan‘s project secret cities. The book follows four characters: June, Cece, Sam, and Joe. I did like that the book covered multiple POVs , but I was expecting stories about the women.

Look what I found on sale.

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I just started this one! I don‘t read a lot of historical fiction set in the US, so it‘s something different from what I normally read.

I love historical fiction. I can get immersed in a story and still learn something about that period or place in history. That is exactly what I got here.

Imagine not being able to talk about your job nor really understanding what purpose your job has. Then realizing that you helped build the atomic bomb. This book follows 4 characters with very different jobs. I thought the feelings of guilt mixed with pride and accomplishment were touching.

More about relationship drama than Oak Ridge and so not exactly what I was hoping for.

The history was interesting, the story and the characters felt flat for some reason 🤷‍♀️ However, it was OK enough to keep me interested and not feel like a waste of time

lmaooo
I love 1945 Tennessee 🤣

Why, hello there Long Holiday Weekend; welcome to my humble abode😊🇺🇸🎆

A very interesting story about the secrecy of the Manhattan Project.

Such a bizarre concept to me

A #HistoricalFiction mood has descended upon me😊

#CurrentRead

I make it a point to always buy a new book whenever I travel. This weekend I got a hold of this one! Have any of you read it?

An interesting insight into the intersecting lives of differing people working on or around the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. A compelling story about what it must have been like to be working on a top secret project.

Finishing this today, and picking up another library hold. How am I ever supposed to read my own books?

A novel based on Oak Ridge, the city that developed the Atomic Bomb, even though the residents had no idea what they were working on. Good balance of fiction and historical fact, characters were well developed. Enjoyed this one and would recommend it for sure.

I really enjoyed this, an entertaining read. The story is fluid, well written and wrapped up wonderfully.
Now to pick my next read. :)

Coffee and a little reading while the house is quiet. I really hope to finish this today. I love all the original photos throughout the book.