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This is an interesting account of the effects of the atomic bomb on a small number of residents of the title city. It is an unsympathetic rendering which includes a followup which was added forty years later.

a must read for everyone. well written book of just facts. the author did not put any slant to the book at all. it is simply the survivors stories.

This is a moving account of Hirsohima of the lives of survivors of the nuclear attack on that Japanese city. It is deserving of being included in the category of "classic". It is both moving and insightful. It leaves you in awe of the human condition.

I loved this book. I never imagined that there were people in Hiroshima who survived, yet many did! It is sad and inspiring to read some of their stories; yet there is hope in this book as any one of us could some day face the unthinkable.

I feel like this book did an excellent job of opening my eyes to the destruction that the bomb dropped on Hiroshima really caused. I admit, the characters can be really confusing, especially in the first and fifth chapters, but in the end it all makes you feel sick to your stomach. The horror that these Japanese citizens had to face.

I am still undecided on whether or not that I believe the bomb should've been dropped. I feel like yes, by it being dropped it was pretty clear that nothing like this should happen again. But at the same time, after taking a Japanese class for two years, I really feel for them and feel like they didn't deserve that.

I think it's amazing that in this book, they are thanking the Americans and they are dying for their Emperor. I love how passionate and loving they are of their country.

This is a must-read book

A haunting account from various perspectives. Truly puts a human face on the events that occurred that day and makes you contemplate the true costs of war.