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My sister gave me this book for my birthday when I turned 19. Don't ask me why she picked it. I am re-reading it now, and realise that it is probably why I was profoundly affected by Hiroshima itself when I visited the city last year,though a visit to the museum there undoubtedly has that effect on everyone who sees it.
The book contains the stories of six ordinary people who were going about their business when the bomb fell-it even gives their distance from the hypocentre in each case, and wha ...more
The book contains the stories of six ordinary people who were going about their business when the bomb fell-it even gives their distance from the hypocentre in each case, and wha ...more
I really loved the first part of this book, the initial 1946 piece from the New Yorker. It is an absolutely incredible piece of journalism and no discussion of nuclear weapons, past or present, could be considered complete without it. The second part of the book, which was follow-up reporting on the lives of the original six survivors discussed, was still excellent but not as gripping as the main piece. This book should be required reading for all citizens of nuclear powers who are registered to
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While we often hear of the devastation caused by the atomic bomb, this provides some thought on what happened to the survivors.
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