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Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World by Lesley M.M. Blume
purplepierogi's review against another edition
one of those books where the notes and references and index take up literally half the book. the content is interesting but repetitive, I agree it could have / should have been an article
luckybybritneyspears's review
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
4.75
waynediane's review against another edition
5.0
Phenomenal book on the government cover up trying to use reporters right after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Great history of the start of The New Yorker Mag and its start with an issue entirely to the bombing without the cartoons etc. Also, about a great reporter and a great story.
ailenach's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
a behind the scenes look is always intriguing, and this really emphasizes the importance of good journalism. since this book much more recent (2020), the way it links the events and behaviors of wwii era USA to now is...thought provoking (especially considering ways the US govt is willing to bend over backwards to absolve itself of guilt for its hand i the death of thousands....history really is destined to repeat itself when the horrors that teach one generation are forgotten by the next). in the end though, this was mostly worth it for introducing me to Hersey's Hiroshima editorial in the first place, since I hadn't actually heard of it before.
wanderlustsleeping's review against another edition
Too long winded. I read Hiroshima years ago, and am glad I did, but unfortunately the way this backstory was told felt repetitive and tedious.