A review by sakisreads
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story by Caren Stelson

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

✨ Thrifted ✨

This was not a book I expected to find in a Bangkok bookstore, but alas. Growing up as a Japanese person whose grandparents had lived through the war, World War 2 and its monstrosities had always been a part of story time. I always had an awareness of Sachikoさん. This story though allowed for a bigger context into how she came to be the ‘survivor’ and how she was inspired by others to also live through trauma. I was interested by her inspirations (e.g. Helen Keller and Martin Luther King Jr.) 😳

This is obviously a very challenging book due to its graphic and tragic nature, but definitely is a starting point to understand 被爆者 (hibakusha) and their experiences. Thank you ❤️
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