Hiroshima by John Hersey

Hiroshima

John Hersey

134 pages first pub 1946 (editions)

nonfiction classics history emotional reflective slow-paced

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When the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, few could have anticipated its potential for devastation. Pulitzer prize-winning author John Hersey recorded the stories of Hiroshima residents shortly after the explosion and, in 1946, Hiroshima was ...

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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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