A couple of weeks ago, I came across a number of video posts from the HBO, docudrama for Chernobyl, I had forgotten how good it was overall, and so Sergio and I, sat down to watch again. After watching, I was interested in more, and this book “Midnight in Chernobyl” was one I had long considered getting on Audible.
Funny thing, a couple of days later, I am looking at Spotify and notice that we now have access to a number of free audiobooks, and this was one of them.
Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham is a masterfully researched and gripping account of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. With a journalist’s precision and a storyteller’s flair, Higginbotham brings to life the human drama behind the catastrophe, painting a vivid picture of the individuals who lived through it.
Beyond the disaster itself, Midnight in Chernobyl explores the broader implications of Soviet secrecy, bureaucratic dysfunction, and the human cost of political ideology. Midnight in Chernobyl is not just a book about a nuclear meltdown it’s an illuminating and deeply human account of one of history’s most haunting events. Highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of Chernobyl.
Back to Spotify, I was originally going to sing the praises of Spotify, they not only had this book, but a large number of books that I am extremely interested in, again all free. Seems too good to be true, and in a way, it is, due to their licensing agreement, they limit an account to 15 hours of listening per month. Which is extremely annoying, here it is 6 days till the end of the month, and I have already used all my time for the month. I finished this book just before I hit my limit for the month. Still a good deal, but now that I know the limits (about 1 book per month), rather than multiple like I was doing. Guess I can’t get ride of Audible like I thought I might have been able to.