”[Radioactive] is a deeply unusual and forceful thing to have in your hands…The electricity…derives from the friction between Ms. Redniss’s text and her ambitious and spooky art.”
— New York Times

“Original and brilliant.”
— The New Yorker

“[Redniss] continues to defy the usual categories.”
— The Economist

“Stunningly beautiful…Radioactive is a rare cross-pollination of art and science, the kind of storytelling that makes us care about stories.”
— The Atlantic

“It is difficult to compare Radioactive to other works from any written or visual tradition, except perhaps another book of Redniss’s own.”
— Wall Street Journal

“Unforgettable…linguistically rich and visually captivating.”
— Nature

“One does not read the book, one enters into it—an experience somewhere between walking into a cutting-edge museum exhibition and seeing into the mind of an artist’s imaginings.”
— Science

“Astounding creativity and beauty….a tender and haunting tribute to the scientists who fell in love while conducting research that led to their discovery of radium and polonium.”
— San Francisco Chronicle

“A beautiful, heartbreaking work of art.”
— Wired

“Deft narrative and vivid illustrations…create a thoroughly modern account of the scientific and romantic passions of the Curies, as well as the repercussions of their discoveries.”
— Scientific American

“My wonder never ceased as I turned these pages.”
— The Washington Post

“Utterly original.”
— New Scientist

“Her visual biographies …are a delight to the eye, but also show a new way of revealing the contours and dimensions of past lives.”
— The Smithsonian Magazine