Epilogue - Shelby Gallant

While I didn't enjoy the parts of this book about Rocky Flats, I did enjoy the memoir aspect of it. I feel as though it was nice to hear from someone who had first hand experience with it. I was very shocked that Iversen was able to recount such difficult times in her life and share them with the world. As far as the Rocky Flat's part of this novel, I did learn a lot. I had no idea just how serious the nuclear powerpoint issue was. While I may not have always enjoyed reading it in the moment, looking back it was very educational. My final thought on this book was just how fitting the last paragraph of it was. "Many inescapable decisions have been forced upon us- decisions about nuclear weapons and nuclear energy that will have far-reaching consequences with sometimes dangerous and unintended results. To speak out or remain silent is the first and most crucial decision we can make" (Iversen 344). I think that there could not have been a more appropriate last thought for Iversen to leave us with. It ties everything together so perfectly.