false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171721619m/116223.jpg 116223 11 This harrowing story of Hiroshima was one of the original Japanese manga series. New and unabridged, this is an all-new translation of the author's first-person experiences of Hiroshima and its aftermath, is a reminder of the suffering war brings to innocent people. Its emotions and experiences speak to children and adults everywhere. Volume one of this ten-part series details the events leading up to and immediately following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. 111929 1983 Barefoot Gen, Volume One: A Cartoon Story of Hiroshima total:272|5:135|4:90|3:38|2:7|1:2| 272 1165 362 47 5 1 false false Tue Dec 11 11:56:05 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 12:16:19 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Sep 06 20:06:54 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 06 20:06:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 08:24:12 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 13:34:07 -0700 2009 Not very good art. And this is shonen - and very shonen-like, for young boys, not for adults. But... This is so strong anti-war manga!
This is story one family in Hiroshima during war. Father is animilitarist, he is sent briefly into prison and all family suffer because it. T...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 21:26:08 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 13:46:23 -0800 2009 1 White Light / Black Rain. I'd heard of Barefoot Gen before, but had never read it. After listening to Nakazawa-san speak of his experience, I couldn't wait to read this manga.

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I couldn't stop bawling while reading this... and the first volume mostly takes place BEFORE the bomb drops! This series is mostly about how selfish people are, and how hard it can be just to f...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 16:14:36 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 05 16:15:17 -0700 2007 http://trebro.livejournal.com/275184.htm...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 02 17:06:57 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 17:11:58 -0700 2009
Written in the tradition of "Maus", this book looks at the horrors of war the the inhuman way in which people treat each other. He describes the horrible tre...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 16:05:56 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 09:25:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Nov 14 11:21:36 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 11:54:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 13:35:06 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 13:46:16 -0800 2008 ". . . the powerful, tragic autobiographical story of the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath, seen through the eyes of the artist as a young boy growing up in Japan. . . Barefoot Gen serves as a reminder of the suffering war brings to...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 30 14:09:38 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 14:14:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 16:19:55 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 10:58:06 -0800 2008 1
It wasn't until ...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Sep 28 22:05:50 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 22:24:23 -0700 2008
instead, the book is an exploration of civilian ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Nov 04 15:19:51 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 04:09:18 -0800 2007 Maus and all...)It was odd because when I f...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 09:50:06 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 11:49:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 14:31:59 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 14:48:45 -0700 2007
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seeing is believing, i guess, but take my word - this is more than just a cartoon, and more than history. you not only read the pain, you see it, and man. i think americans (and why would we, really?) don't like to think about the...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 07 13:52:26 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 13:52:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=116223