Hiroshima by John Hersey

Hiroshima

John Hersey

208 pages first pub 1946 (editions)

nonfiction classics history emotional reflective slow-paced

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A landmark work of nonfiction and the definitive account of nuclear devastationThe explosion over Hiroshima of the first nuclear bomb reduced, in an instant, an entire city to rubble and killed over 100,000 men, women and children. It also announc...

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informative 80%
sad 74%
dark 60%
emotional 59%
reflective 53%
challenging 36%
tense 21%
inspiring 6%
hopeful 2%

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slow 20%

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