Full Body Burden pages 1-48
This text really intrigued me. I have never read much about nuclear power plants or the effects of them but I have heard a few horror stories about radiation and it's effects. I find that the way the book is written is very interesting. I like that Iverson has written her perspective and also that of the plutonium plant workers and general background from news clippings from the plant.
I've noticed throughout this chapter that there are many secrets and lots of things that people aren't supposed to and don't talk about. In some way I can still relate with this story although most of it is far off from my childhood, there were things that my family weren't supposed to talk about and things that weren't shared with the children like Kristen explained in the story of her upbringing. In the first chapter Iverson has given lots of information about the plutonium plant and its background and although I am slightly worried to hear more, I am interested to see hoe the plants position affected the people of the cities surrounding it. I wonder if there was any protest from the government about publishing this book. I'm sure there are others written, but I myself have never heard of any others.
The secrecy that was abundant in Kristen's childhood seemed to connect her upbringing by her parents and the plutonium plant information in some way. It is apparent that what most parents would be concerned about these days or in my generation, was not acknowledged out loud where and when Kristen was growing up. It is very unsettling that the parents seemed to not care as much about broken bones or radiation exposure as they did about hiding alcohol use and abuse.
Once again, I am interested to see where her memoir takes us and what it will inform us about the people who lived near the plant.
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