The Last Train from Hiroshima
by Charles R. Pellegrino
Taste attributes: biographydocumentarywarhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty biography: moving and unsavoury. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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About This Book
Drawing on the voices of atomic-bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and aftermath of two days in August when nuclear devices detonated over Japan changed life on Earth forever.
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- Author
- Charles R. Pellegrino
- Published
- 2010
- Pages
- 431
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