I love WWII historical fiction. So much of it is set in continental Europe, though. I read a non-fiction compilation last year set in the UK, but this is the first one set in Japan. And let me tell you, it was one of the most heartbreaking WWII fictions I have ever read.
The research that was done into what happen to the residents in Hiroshima and brought to life in these pages is powerful. I have never been pleased about the American's decision to use this bomb, but this made me feel that shame again.
This is a beautiful story of a grandfather recouting the day the bomb hit and the aftermath; the promise he made to his best friend that he wasn't able to keep. The lifetime of guilt he had over his choices. But it's interlaced with the magic of 1,000 paper cranes.
This book can be read in lightning speed. The modern day section is written in the structure of a poem which moves quickly but even grandfather Ichiro recounting his past moves so fast. I was so desperate to understand what happened and why he had such guilt that the pages just kept turning so quickly. Whilst it moves fast, I think the story is complete. This isn't about Hiroshima, the bomb or the war in general; this is one man's perspective on that time and nothing more. It was beautiful.
The research that was done into what happen to the residents in Hiroshima and brought to life in these pages is powerful. I have never been pleased about the American's decision to use this bomb, but this made me feel that shame again.
This is a beautiful story of a grandfather recouting the day the bomb hit and the aftermath; the promise he made to his best friend that he wasn't able to keep. The lifetime of guilt he had over his choices. But it's interlaced with the magic of 1,000 paper cranes.
This book can be read in lightning speed. The modern day section is written in the structure of a poem which moves quickly but even grandfather Ichiro recounting his past moves so fast. I was so desperate to understand what happened and why he had such guilt that the pages just kept turning so quickly. Whilst it moves fast, I think the story is complete. This isn't about Hiroshima, the bomb or the war in general; this is one man's perspective on that time and nothing more. It was beautiful.