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The Bomb – A Life
By Gerard DeGroot
DeGroot’s book is anything but opaque or inaccessible: written in an AJP Tayloresque staccato of short sentences of well-chosen words with clever allusions, it is difficult to put down. The seriousness of the whole subject matter, the suffering of the victims of the Bomb are treated earnestly and sympathetically. But this does not stop DeGroot from planting his tongue firmly in his cheek when he describes the Bomb as a catalyst of men’s ambitions, vanities, and the banality of working with the potential of horrendous evil. The sympathy for the victims with which this book is written is happily offset by the light touch in other large parts of the book, and in combination, these two strands make the book a compelling read. I would bet that it will be an airport lounge book shop bestseller this summer, if it comes out in time for the holiday season.
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