All That Is Solid Melts Into Air, (Paperback)

from claudiaannett

I picked this book up even though the topic ( Chernobyl meltdown) didn't sound interesting, but it is a beautiful novel, reads almost like the greats of Russian literature.

from hubblegal

What an impressive first novel this is! Hard to believe that this isn't written by a seasoned author. Mr. McKeon definitely knows how to pull you into a story and how to tie your heart around his characters. It's not an easy book to read. The story is a dismal one but I believe it's a necessary o...

from zmagic69

An amazing book especially considering it is the author's first, and while he is not Russian but rather born in Ireland, the story takes place in Russia mostly in 1986-1987. The story is about three groups of individuals; one a doctor his ex wife, a 9 year old piano prodigy who's aunt is the doct...

from knittingmomof3

All That Is Solid Melts Into Air by Darragh McKeon is a deep look not only into the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, but further into the lives of those affected. McKeon creates several story lines allowing the reader to follow various threads through his work of literature. Clearly McKeon has done some ...

from jmoncton

I loved the beginning of this book, seeing the Chernobyl disaster from a wide variety of viewpoints - families who live nearby, a doctor who is flown in to take care of the thousands of people sickened by radiation. And behind everyone's story is the very large presence of the Soviet government, ...