Reviews

This one was hard for me to read. Because of the content, not the writing. Ghosts of the Tsunami is beautifully written. Gut-wrenching at times but Richard Parry does an expert job telling the stories of those who passed and those who were left behind. Parry goes over the entire event to give an accurate timeline of how it all unfolded. He focuses mainly on the elementary school of Okawa. The school was close to the coast and experienced the tragic loss of children. He then chronicles the experiences of the families involved through firsthand telling’s from parents of those children.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Japanese culture, stories of the 2011 tsunami, or are on their own journey looking for answers about what comes next after life.

A note on Format: I read this on my kindle along with the audible track switching back and forth depending on what I was doing. The audio track was read by Simon Vance and very easy to listen to. Vance has a calm soothing tone. With a slight UK accent, he was still very easy to understand. Hearing him pronounce names and other native words helped me when reading without the audio track.