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AvidReader25
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Pickpick

I finished this just in time for the Oscars. It‘s the basis of the best picture winner “Oppenheimer” & I loved seeing the way the book was adapted to become a film. This is a long in-depth biography, but he was a complicated man. It was also a perfect nonfiction read for New Mexico. The authors did an excellent job diving into the history of the making of the atomic bomb and Oppenheimer‘s role in the saga. I wouldn‘t read it again but it was good.

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perfectsinner
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Two non fiction books back-to-back? Guess I'm in that kind of mood.
Anyway, I'm gonna start this tonight. I saw the film and thought it was great. I hope the book is good, I've seen some reviews saying it's a bit dry.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks My husband is reading this. We also saw the movie! 1mo
perfectsinner I loved the movie and I actually love physics. I don't understand it, but I've been obsessed with astrophysics, quantum mechanics, theoretical physics, etc. For several yrs now. I watch a lot of science YouTube, lol. I'm only 9% in, but so far not finding it to be a dry read at all 1mo
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BookishRedhead
Hiroshima | John Hersey
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Surprising enough I've never read anything on Hiroshima even though I love reading about Japan.
This book takes accounts of the people who survived.

Crazeedi I have this on my shelf, ordered it a while ago because of what I heard about it 2mo
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JackOBotts
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I really want to enjoy reading this, but it‘s too dry for my taste. So I‘m doing the grown up thing and walking away. (I did see Oppenheimer, so I guess I kinda know what‘s up…)

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TheSpineView
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#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Movie: Oppenheimer

Klou Amazing!! 3mo
TheSpineView @Klou 👍😊 3mo
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KCofKaysville
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Great story of Oppenheimer and Los Alamos from viewpoint of Dorothy McKibben of Santa Fe who kept the secret. Last part was hardest to get through.

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KCofKaysville
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How Oppenheimer felt about New Mexico.

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Addison_Reads
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I have to admit that I probably wouldn't have read this if I hadn't liked the movie so much. Oppenheimer was such a complex intriguing person that I just needed to learn more about him. The authors did an excellent job with this book and the research and details presented made this a truly fascinating read.

Highly recommend if this is a subject/person you're interested in learning more about.

Amiable My husband read this book last year before he even knew about the movie. He enjoyed it, too. 7mo
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KCofKaysville
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Started this one. Have not seen new movie yet but I will.

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TieDyeDude
Red Alert | Peter George, Peter Bryant
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1. Dr. Strangelove or The Producers (1967). The blue blanket scene kills me every time!

2. I finally found 3+ hours to watch Scorsese's The Irishman on Netflix

3. I just try to get through the day without looking at the news too much, because I don't know what can be done about where we are as a society. Ugh, I think I'm going to go watch The Producers now...

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

Eggs Strangelove !!! Thanks for joining in 🥳 7mo
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