Bart likes the green part of the cover - not that he's the type of frog that would ever judge a book by that...
I really liked the book. I did increase the speed on the audio version and if I was reading it, I probably would have skimmed some of the paragraphs. Because I was listening to it quickly, I lost track of a lot of the particulars of each girl; nevertheless, it was still horrifying. It and other stories of worker exploitation are important to share and remember. There is a reason we have labor laws and protection for workers. It's unfortunate that those girls, along with their families suffered so long.
I did get this book and finally read it. Longwinded for sure. I really didn't care how tall each of the women were or which man had blond hair or brown eyes etc. My husband says I give him too much detail so when I found this book way too detailed, you get the point. There were also times I had to remind myself that these women (girls) lived in a more innocent or perhaps just less informed time and not to wonder why they weren't getting what was happening to them. As @michelepixels said, what is happening now to us that we don't know about? How many cases have there been over the years where a whistle blower tried to expose a company or a process? In any case, I certainly skimmed a lot and would hope there was another book that told this story in a shorter version while still keeping the human interest side. But The Radium Girls? I probably would not recommend this book and prefer just an article.
The new thread for suggestions is up for next year (2018) https://the-lilypad.com/forum/threads/suggestions-for-dec-jan-april.51108/
I'm finally #10 on a waiting list to get this book after waiting a year and a half for our library to get a Kindle version.
I finally got to read this book while on vacation for the last two weeks. Wow! All I can say is that I'm really glad for workplace regulations and really hope that the whole world doesn't go back in time and start deregulating things. What a horrible way for all those ladies to die.