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Title: Hiroshima by John Hersey, Edward Asner ISBN: 1572700033 Publisher: The Audio Partners Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: December, 1995 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.9
Rating: 5
Summary: A MUST READ
Comment: The debate rages on to this day on whether or not the U.S. was justified in dropping the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. John Hersey's "Hiroshima" paints a realistic picture of the bomb dropped on that city as told in a narrative style about six victims, including a priest, two doctors, a poor widow, and a young female factory worker.
Some currently share the opinion that Japan was going to surrender even before the bombs were dropped. Others still believe in what this book points to in one of its sections as "total war" being practiced by Japan at that time, where there "was no difference between civilians and soldiers". The bomb, in this case, was needed to save American lives and Japan from total destruction.
This book leaves the debate to the reader as it shows what did happen to tens of thousands of people after the bomb fell on Hiroshima. Instant death, pro-longed suffering, and total destruction of property are portrayed in its pages. This book is a MUST READ for all people -- all nations. Readers can witness the human tragedy behind a nuclear solution. This book, written shortly after the war and updated, will leave all who read it shaken and praying that this event will never happen again for any reason.
Rating: 5
Summary: Read This Book!
Comment: This book is NOT fiction - unfortunately the events and the people in this book are very real. "Hiroshima" follows the lives of six survivors of the atomic bomb from the hours preceeding the explosion on August 6, 1945, to the decades afterwards. The survivors detailed in this book include a housewife, a German priest, two doctors, a young working woman, and a reverend. The details were superb, and I learned a lot of facts of which I was previously unaware. The story tells of the physical intensity of the bomb, the horrible, crippling symptoms experienced by the victims both at the time of the bomb and afterwards, and of the treatment experienced by the victims of the bomb. One of the things that most shocked me was the treatment of the "hibakusha" by their own country based on the Japanese government's reluctance to take responsibility for these victims. Everyone should read this book and educate themselves about this historical event (especially those of us who were not alive during that time period). It is sobering and frightening to think that it could certainly happen again anywhere in the world due to increased nuclear capabilites by many countries on this planet.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hiroshima
Comment: The book Hiroshima, written by John Hersey, is a great book to read. The book gives a magnificent portrayal of the struggles that the people of Hiroshima went through after the bombing by the Americans during World War II. The constantly changing point of view, in each section of the five chapters, might be confusing, but it keeps the book moving at a steady pace and makes the reader want to find out what will happen next to each person. The different stories of each suvivor shows how ever person, no matteer if they were rich or poor, young or old, helped as many people as they could, no matter if they were friends or not. Also, the book gives a feeling of almost being there with the people and feeling their pain and suffering from burns, cuts, and anything else that happened to them. The book also shows the people's fear of another attack on the city by the Americans. The changing of characters adds depth to the story, by adding to the main plot. These additions help explain what happened to them during and after the dropping of the atomic bomb. The styles, way of life, and fears that people had during the late 1940's and early 1950's is also greatly displayed within the entire book. The main focus, in some cases, is not the dropping of the atomic bomb, but rather the people coming togther for one cause and dealing with the tragedy of losing loved ones and how they will rebuild there city. Each character also changesin different ways after the horrific events of World War II and the bombing. If I had to recommend a book to a person thats likes World War II history or someone that just likes to read it would definitely be this book. It would be this book cause of the time it took to write and the readability of the book.
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Title: Night by Elie Wiesel, Stella Rodway, Francois Mauriac ISBN: 0553272535 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1982 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Rain of Ruin: A Photographic History of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Donald K. Goldstein, J. Michael Wenger, Katherine V. Dillon, Donald M. Goldstein ISBN: 157488221X Publisher: Brasseys, Inc. Pub. Date: November, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Hiroshima Notes by Kenzaburo Oe, David L. Swain, Toshi Yonezawa ISBN: 0802134645 Publisher: Grove Press Pub. Date: July, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Honest Graft: The World of George Washington Plunkitt by James Olson, James W. Mooney ISBN: 1881089061 Publisher: Brandywine Pr Pub. Date: March, 1994 List Price(USD): $10.45 |
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Title: Suffering Made Real: American Science and the Survivors at Hiroshima by M. Susan Lindee ISBN: 0226482383 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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