Hiroshima by John Hersey

Hiroshima

John Hersey

98 pages first pub 1946 (editions)

nonfiction classics history dark informative sad medium-paced
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2015 is the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima, when, on 6 August at 8.15am, an atomic bob was dropped, killing one hundred thousand men, women and children in its white fury. John Hersey's spare, devastating report on the attack was first published in...

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informative 79%
sad 75%
dark 64%
emotional 56%
reflective 48%
challenging 38%
tense 21%
inspiring 7%
hopeful 4%
adventurous 1%

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slow 17%

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