A review by yukirarin
One Thousand Paper Cranes: The Story of Sadako and the Children's Peace Statue by Ishii Takayuki
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
How do you even begin to describe this book? Set during the dropping of the nuclear bomb on hiroshima, this book was a painful read. The photos and illustrations provided in this book only helped to cement the fact in your mind that these were real experiences of real people.
The story of Sadako, a young promising student, daughter, child who experiences the horrors of the nuclear bombing and then dies as radiation causes a horrible leukaemia. She remained ever hopeful to the end, folding over the one thousand paper cranes that she belived would grant her wish to get better.
Her classmates as well were true heroes in this story as they worked to ensure that none of the children who had their lives taken due to the nuclear bomb would be forgotten. This book was simply written, but full of hope for the future, because the past was not kind to them.
The story of Sadako, a young promising student, daughter, child who experiences the horrors of the nuclear bombing and then dies as radiation causes a horrible leukaemia. She remained ever hopeful to the end, folding over the one thousand paper cranes that she belived would grant her wish to get better.
Her classmates as well were true heroes in this story as they worked to ensure that none of the children who had their lives taken due to the nuclear bomb would be forgotten. This book was simply written, but full of hope for the future, because the past was not kind to them.