Having just finished an upsetting article on psychochemical experimentation in the U.S. Army, I seem to be cheering myself up by reading about J. Robert Oppenheimer and Los Alamos.
I Kindled it (dangerous thing, one-click, when presented with eeee the shiny).
It has if anything better character development than Bitter Seeds. Oh Klaus. Poor, poor Klaus. And poor, self-destroying Marsh. And manipulative Gretel, and we find out what she truly fears. Actually, the author delights in watching everything seemingly fall apart as the 1960s progress, and Gretel presides over the whole thing.
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who hasn't read Bitter Seeds; these are puzzle-piece books, slotting together. But it's just as harrowing.
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I read the whole of The Coldest War on Friday night. I can say that using it as a chaser would not have been a good option.
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How does it compare to Bitter Seeds? I haven't (as is perhaps perceptible from the comment) gotten hold of a copy yet.
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It has if anything better character development than Bitter Seeds. Oh Klaus. Poor, poor Klaus. And poor, self-destroying Marsh. And manipulative Gretel, and we find out what she truly fears. Actually, the author delights in watching everything seemingly fall apart as the 1960s progress, and Gretel presides over the whole thing.
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who hasn't read Bitter Seeds; these are puzzle-piece books, slotting together. But it's just as harrowing.
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Thanks. I consider that a recommendation.