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Read [Martin Booth Book] * Hiroshima Joe: A Novel Online ! PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Hiroshima Joe: A Novel One of the most powerful novels about the experience of war, first published in 1985Captured by Hirohito's soldiers at the fall of Hong Kong and transferred to a Japanese slave camp outside Hiroshima, Captain Joe Sandingham was present when the bomb was dropped. The locals call him "Hiroshima Joe" with a mixture of pity and contempt. But Joehaunted by the sounds and voices of his past, debilitated by illness, and shattered by his wartime ordealis a man whose compassion and will to survive
| Title | : | Hiroshima Joe: A Novel |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.99 (635 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 031226805X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
"A good story that took too long to tell" according to Filmfan. I just finished the book. It's a good story, well written, but I think the author took too longto tell it. It would have been a better book if it had been shorter - I found myself skimming,the last 100 pages or so. It's just my preference - I found too much writing that just slowed thingsdown - unneccesary description, in my opinion, in a novel with A good story that took too long to tell Filmfan I just finished the book. It's a good story, well written, but I think the author took too longto tell it. It would have been a better book if it had been shorter - I found myself skimming,the last 100 pages or so. It's just my preference - I found too much writing that just slowed thingsdown - unneccesary description, in my opinion, in a novel with 441 pages.For example, in a very important, dramatic chapter. A good story that took too long to tell Filmfan I just finished the book. It's a good story, well written, but I think the author took too longto tell it. It would have been a better book if it had been shorter - I found myself skimming,the last 100 pages or so. It's just my preference - I found too much writing that just slowed thingsdown - unneccesary description, in my opinion, in a novel with 441 pages.For example, in a very important, dramatic chapter. 1 pages.For example, in a very important, dramatic chapter. A great achievement in historical fiction jabalong Hiroshima Joe is a great achievement in historical fiction, which while following the story of one fascinating man, ties together the fall of Hong Kong, Japanese POW camps, the destruction of Hiroshima, post-war Hong Kong and opium addiction. However, It is also a deeply engaging personal story of pain, survival, love and dignity. The author manages to pull off a sometimes difficult structure, where each chap. "Gripping Touching Story" according to Buzz. I came upon this book quite by accident. I had read a favorable newspaper review of John Lanchester's Fragrant Harbor, but when I checked the customer reviews on this site, I found that it was not well regarded. One of the Lanchester book's reviewers recommended Hiroshima Joe as a book covering Hong Kong during the same approximate time period, and a far better novel. A search of this site's reviews confirmed
One of the most powerful novels about the experience of war, first published in 1985Captured by Hirohito's soldiers at the fall of Hong Kong and transferred to a Japanese slave camp outside Hiroshima, Captain Joe Sandingham was present when the bomb was dropped. The locals call him "Hiroshima Joe" with a mixture of pity and contempt. But Joehaunted by the sounds and voices of his past, debilitated by illness, and shattered by his wartime ordealis a man whose compassion and will to survive de
. From Publishers Weekly In 1952, Joe Sandingham, a former British army officer who lives in a seedy Hong Kong hotel and has only a prostitute for a friend, is tormented by memories of being held prisoner of war by the Japanese and of his lover Bob, who died in combat. PW considered this "a moving drama." Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc
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