Preview
  • Radioactive

  • Marie & Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout
  • By: Lauren Redniss
  • Narrated by: Nicola Barber
  • Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (32 ratings)

Prime logo Prime members: New to Audible?
Get 2 free audiobooks during trial.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Radioactive

By: Lauren Redniss
Narrated by: Nicola Barber
Try for $0.00

$14.95/month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $12.59

Buy for $12.59

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.

Publisher's summary

Now a major motion picture directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley.

National Book Award finalist

"Vivid and ethereal." (New York Times)

"Radioactive is quite unlike any book I have ever read - part history, part love story, part art work and all parts sheer imaginative genius." (Malcolm Gladwell)

Radioactive is the mesmerizing, landmark biography of Marie Curie, by acclaimed author and artist Lauren Redniss. Through brilliant storytelling, Redniss walks us through Curie’s life, which was marked by extraordinary scientific discovery and dramatic personal trauma - from her complex working and romantic relationship with Pierre Curie, to their discovery of two new scientific elements, to Pierre’s tragic death, to Marie’s two Nobel Prizes.

A haunting and wondrous portrait of one of history's most intriguing figures, Radioactive is a stunning biography and a true work of art. Whether young or old, scientific novice or expert, no one will fail to be moved by Lauren Redniss’ eerie and wondrous evocation of one of history’s most intriguing figures.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2015 Lauren Redniss (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Featured Article: Roll Out the Red Carpet for 2023's Award Season Listening Recommendations


Awards season is now upon us, with some of cinema's most gifted directors, actors, cinematographers, screenwriters, composers, costume and VFX artists, and beyond being rightly recognized for their talents and contributions to art and film over the past year. Here are some listening recommendations to keep you company while you place your bets on those winner brackets and plan that Best Picture-themed charcuterie board for your awards night soiree.

What listeners say about Radioactive

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    12
  • 4 Stars
    10
  • 3 Stars
    4
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    19
  • 4 Stars
    4
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    1
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    11
  • 4 Stars
    9
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Okay

I read and listened to the audiobook because it was on my kids summer reading list. It is a hard read and not very interesting. I guess it is interesting at best maybe even informative but good ? No not good or entertaining. Definitely not worth making a movie about , but maybe good acting could make up for an unfortunate story …

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Very interesting

I especially enjoyed the book as I had a relative who worked in this field and worked on the Atomic Bomb used in W.W.II.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Apparantly, the paper version is a graphic book.

Thisnwas for book club. I wasted my money on the audio-version. No accompanying graphic PDF is included to include the pictures.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Two hours and not much substance

Marginally better than the movie of the same name. Anecdotal stories but short on details. Clearly a story and not a biography. I didn't hate it but cannot recommend it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Just Okay

Just okay for me. Pretty brief, but not bad if that is what you're looking for.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!