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A review by dreadthemad
To Hell and Back: The Last Train from Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
To Hell and Back: The Last Train From Hiroshima by Charles Pellegrino
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I’ve never been so lost for words, or had so many hairs stand up on my arms as I’ve read a book. I would think, or at least I would hope, that if everyone read this book there would be less war. It puts into perspective the catastrophic loss that comes from playing God. No one should possess the power to instantly vaporise the world. I think of all those people lost to shadows, lives struck from the register before they could even think of the danger coming for them. Yet the worst pain comes from those who survived it. The title isn’t wrong, weapons make hell on Earth. This novel will always be relevant and I can’t help but feel sad about that. The victims are unparalleled in their wisdom, advocating for hope and peace where many would want revenge. If people who have suffered that much can be so decent there is no excuse for the rest of us. The atomic bomb is what never should have happened.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
I’ve never been so lost for words, or had so many hairs stand up on my arms as I’ve read a book. I would think, or at least I would hope, that if everyone read this book there would be less war. It puts into perspective the catastrophic loss that comes from playing God. No one should possess the power to instantly vaporise the world. I think of all those people lost to shadows, lives struck from the register before they could even think of the danger coming for them. Yet the worst pain comes from those who survived it. The title isn’t wrong, weapons make hell on Earth. This novel will always be relevant and I can’t help but feel sad about that. The victims are unparalleled in their wisdom, advocating for hope and peace where many would want revenge. If people who have suffered that much can be so decent there is no excuse for the rest of us. The atomic bomb is what never should have happened.