Voices From Chernobyl

For my first book I chose "Voices From Chernobyl" by Svetlana Alexievich. In my honest first impression I believe that this book will be more about the feelings and interactions of the Chernobyl accident, than a historical representation from eye witnesses. I have only just begun to read this book and I love it already. The story starts off with the author awaking to a noise. Her husband is a fireman and all of the fire men's wives live at the fire station with their spouses. To me this seems a bit strange but it is a foreign culture. As I read I hope to gain a better understanding on what the effects on this radioactive disaster had on these victims.