The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

I've been thinking about what to say about this for a day and I still don't know. Nothing about this book is enjoyable. I'm still upset I read it. It has, without a doubt, made my life a tad bit worse. I don't particularly recommend it.

And yet...

It is a harrowing, terrible, gripping, terrible, gross, terrible, awful, compelling, terrible story that deserves to be told. I feel like reading this book is being a witness to the sheer horror that these women had to go through, and recognizing their sacrifice. I spent most of this book being horrified at the radium company that employed these women and the sheer audacity of their attempts to dismiss and silence them. There are a few central women in the story that are utterly remarkable, who display more resilience and fortitude than I ever will, and it is absolutely worth learning about them.