Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen BombModern · History, Science, Nonfiction
Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
1995 · 731 pages · Nonfiction
46
Modern
★ 4.19 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 18 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (History) finalist (1996). 4.19★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
46Must-Read Score
- Readers79 out of 100 · counts 40%+35
- Critics30 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+11
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (History) finalist (1996)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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