Hiroshima by John Hersey

Hiroshima

John Hersey

missing page info Add in missing page information first pub 1946 (editions)

nonfiction classics history emotional reflective slow-paced

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On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compa...

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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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fast 29%
slow 19%

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