Kristen Iversen
Political
Yet another book to scare the crap out of me. I seem to be grabbing a lot of those lately.
In case you couldn’t tell from the self-explanatory title, Full Body Burden is part history, part memoir. Ms. Iversen recounts what it was like growing up not far from a nuclear plant in Colorado and dealing with an alcoholic father. Meanwhile, she describes the countless horrific going-ons at this nuclear plant where people are building bombs and all sorts of nasty chemicals are being sent towards families and animals.
I’d never heard of Rocky Flats before reading this book, but now I am fully informed. Good lord. It’s really scary how far the government will go for money. How many lies they’ll tell to so many innocent people just to keep getting paid. It’s sickening. While Ms. Iversen’s personal story has a semi-happy ending, Rocky Flats’ journey does not. Nor do most of the people who grew up near it, who are now struggling with a myriad of health problems (this includes Ms. Iversen and her brother and sisters).
This is a great book and an engrossing read. I highly recommend it to everyone.
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