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Liked It “I really liked it and i found it a very informative piece of writing. it was ofcourse tragic and it stired my consience.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Hiroshima by John Hersey is a non-fiction novel that follows the life of a few Hiroshima survivors. It explains in detail what happens pre, during, and post bombing. The book goes into detail about the effects the bombing had on them physically and emotionally as well.
Sévana K wrote this review 6 hours ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Although, the book was interesting and gave me an insight to what life was like at the time of the bombing and how it affected everyone, I found it quite a slow read. It was possibly the intricate detail the book went into that made it hard to keep turning the pages. But the curiosity of the survivors lives made me want to keep reading and ignore how the book dragged on a little.”“Super boring..”
Batul wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I really liked it and i found it a very informative piece of writing. it was ofcourse tragic and it stired my consience.”
Ahmed t wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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The man of redundancy man wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“this book was so sad i was so sad after i read it!!”
Leah wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hiroshima is an informative and tragic glimpse at the lives of those affected by the dropping of the atomic bomb. This was assigned to my English class, and I didn't have the leisure of taking my time with this one, but I still liked reading it.”
Kate K wrote this review 4 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Factual, bare, journalistic-style.”
Coalbanks wrote this review Monday, April 23, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This was an excellent book. In the beginning it tells where each of the six characters were when the atomic bomb exploded. From there it tells what happened to them after the bomb and for the rest of their lives. The beginning is very intense and graphic when it describes all the injuries and deaths from the bomb and it makes it even more intense knowing that it was real. The whole book has a serious tone and somewhat somber tone.”
Sarah Beer wrote this review Wednesday, March 28, 2012. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hersey's journalistic style serves to make this book so readable. It follows the real stories of six individuals who survived the bombing at Hiroshima. The "Aftermath" portion of the book is the most absorbing.”
Gloria Piraino wrote this review Monday, January 23, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A very short work describing the effect of the atomic bomb being dropped on residents of Hiroshima. A bleak and spare narrative follows several citizen on the day of the bomb being dropped and for months afterward. ”
P 50 ten wrote this review Sunday, January 22, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
