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Barfuß Durch Hiroshima 01. Kinder Des Krieges by Keiji Nakazawa

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val_halla's review against another edition

4.0

The drawings in this are astoundingly detailed while not overwhelming the story, especially in the scenes after the bomb hits. So far the series is fantastic, I just wonder how appropriate it was to be published as a children's comic. The pages contain partial nudity and extreme violence, even though my understanding is that the serials were marketed to a young audience.

beththebookdragon's review against another edition

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4.0

Powerful, as one might expect. The art has an incongruously goofy look as it's in a fairly early (1950s/60s) manga style. That somehow makes the story stronger, especially as events are seen through the eyes of elementary-school boys who don't quite grasp the seriousness of living in late-WWII Japan.

There are humorous bits, thank goodness. The family suffers more than most as the father is vocally anti-war (he scoffs at the gloriousness of sacrificing for the Emperor and Japan, saying the war was foolishly started by the rich and powerful.)

rahulporuri's review against another edition

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5.0

I started reading Barefoot Gen with Maus in the back of my mind. Maus is brilliant in helping us understand how the Jews suffered in Nazi Germany. While Maus is brilliant, Barefoot Gen is in a league of its own.

Being told from the standpoint of a young kid, we really see how war changes people and how it effects even young minds.

Barefoot Gen is beautiful and devastating. And I'm a better person for having read it.

I'm 25 but I should have read this much earlier. Much much earlier. This should be compulsory reading in every school and college.

nesetzengin's review against another edition

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5.0

Keiji Nakazawa'nın anılarından yola çıkarak ailesine ve komşularına dair anlattığı öyküler iyimser, acıklı ve savaş karşıtı. Çizimleri lame olabilir ama özellikle son 20 sayfasındaki sahneler inanılmaz etkileyici. Gözlerim yaşararak okudum, izledim. Tıpkı Maus gibi okullarda okutulması gerekiyor bu tür kitapların.

Nakazawa sadece atom bombasını atan Amerika'yı değil, Japonların aşırı milliyetçiliği, yobazlığı ve militarizmini de eleştirmiş.

nemelodia's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad

4.0

shakeyjakey1706's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

“Wheat pushes its shoots up through the winter frost, only to be stepped on again and again. // The trampled wheat sends strong roots into the earth, endures frost, wind and snow, grows straight and tall… and one day bears fruit.”