Hiroshima by John Hersey

Hiroshima

John Hersey

208 pages first pub 1946 (editions)

nonfiction classics history dark informative sad medium-paced
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A landmark work of nonfiction and the definitive account of nuclear devastationThe explosion over Hiroshima of the first nuclear bomb reduced, in an instant, an entire city to rubble and killed over 100,000 men, women and children. It also announc...

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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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fast 30%
slow 17%

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