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A review by adamgolden
Hiroshima by John Hersey
4.0
(4.5/5★)
While it's one thing to quickly gloss over the devastation of what occurred in Hiroshima in a history class, it's an entirely different beast when you read the vivid descriptions and stories from the survivors of this catastrophic event. It's hard to imagine after reading this book how anybody could possibly endorse the idea of possessing nuclear weapons and seeing them as a viable option to end any sort of conflict. Hiroshima is an utterly disheartening read, reminding us how terrifying war is, especially when it involves the lives of innocent people - but it's also a book that needs to be read, so that history does not repeat itself.
While it's one thing to quickly gloss over the devastation of what occurred in Hiroshima in a history class, it's an entirely different beast when you read the vivid descriptions and stories from the survivors of this catastrophic event. It's hard to imagine after reading this book how anybody could possibly endorse the idea of possessing nuclear weapons and seeing them as a viable option to end any sort of conflict. Hiroshima is an utterly disheartening read, reminding us how terrifying war is, especially when it involves the lives of innocent people - but it's also a book that needs to be read, so that history does not repeat itself.