Hiroshima 5 by John Bengston https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an Hiroshima Chapter Discussion en-us 2017-03-17 14:39:41 UTC 2025-12-01 22:01:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Max Benjamin santisuccbenj https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850731 What are your thoughts on the whole book so far?
- I like it, I like how it give different perspectives on the story and I like the detail and the non-censorship in it.

What moment in the book has been your favorite and least favorite moment?
- My favorite moment is when the characters found of that Japan had surrendered, and they were shocked because in Japan, you'd rather kill yourself then surrender. 
- My least favorite moment is when Sasaki is talking about how she feels like she can't do anything to help anybody, how she felt completely helpless. I also disliked when the woman's baby died after she thought it would be fine and it seemed to be recovering.



]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850731 Brody Braunstein https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850763 I think the book is ok besides being very repetitive. A positive for the book though, is that whenever I am reading, I feel like I am actually there, and I can see each event occurring detail by detail. My favorite part of the book was when the bomb dropped. It was interesting to see where each character was, how they reacted to the event, and how they proceeded immediately after. My least favorite part of the book was when they were at the camp and one of the characters was ferrying the people back and forth. That was very repetitive. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850763 John Bengston jbengston https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850796 What are your thoughts on the whole book so far? 

What moment in the book has been your favorite / least favorite? ]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850796 Sofia Abrams-Rivera https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850800 The book so far is really interesting and insightful to read. 

My favorite moment(s) in the book are when people try their best and risk their lives to try and save other people

My least favorite is when they go into detail about all the injuries of people]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850800 Alisyn Kercher https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850810 This book so far is very interesting but it's shocking how horrifying the effects of the bomb are on people's lives.

My favorite moment(s) in the book so far are/is probably the moments in which strangers help each other out instead of helping themselves first.
However, my least favorite moment is when Mr. Tanimoto realizes that he accidentally caused numerous people to drown, as they were too weak to move themselves after being placed on the sandspit.]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850810 Caroline Donohue https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850815 What are your thoughts on the whole book so far?

What moment in the book has been your favorite and least favorite?

So far, the book has been pretty good. The book is confusing with the transitions, though I do like the plot line. With the several characters and quick transitions, it is hard to keep up though the stories are very interesting and good!

My favorite moment and least favorite part is the same section, it is the one I found the most shocking and eye-opening but also grim and graphic. It is in Chapter 3, when Mr. Tanimoto finds the twenty men and women in the sand spit. I think it shows how many people the bomb affected well, but also had some graphic images of skin which was gross to me. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850815 Allison Katz https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850817 So far from reading the first 3 chapters, I think this book is very interesting. Reading this made me realize how bad the bomb was and how much the bomb impacted people. My favorite part in the book is when there is a lot of action going on. My least favorite part is when nothing is really happening.]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850817 Bradley Stakoff bs1000060 https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850819 What are your thoughts on the whole book so far? 

After reading chapter 1-3, I feel that I have a more in depth understanding of the tragedy that occurred in Hiroshima. There have been many stanzas that contribute gory and stupefying scenes that have increased my level of sympathy for the 100,000 victims. 


What moment in the book has been your favorite/ least favorite?

My favorite moment in the book was when Father Kleinsorge and a wounded citizen had the idea of eating a dead body that was floating on water. The narrator stated, "[Father Kleinsorge and] a lightly wounded man [discussed] whether it would be safe to eat the fat, two-foot carp that floated dead on the surface of the water" (52). This quote stood out to me because it forced me to ponder about the extent that I would go to if I was experiencing these treacherous conditions. My immediate instinct was to think, "Absolutely not." However, I delved into deeper thought and was conflicted due to the circumstances of this moment. The vital question was, "To what extent will I go to if I have limited resources to survive?" Ultimately, I found this section to be fascinating because I was debating with myself for a solid ten minutes.

My least favorite moment in the book was when Mr. Tanimoto was seeking aid from doctors because he required medical aid for the extremely wounded. I hated this moment in the book because I was outraged that the doctors would not help extremely wounded individuals because "There is no hope for the heavily wounded. They will die" (50.) I felt my face becoming tense due to the accumulating anger I was building up while in the midst of reading this. Ultimately, I was not at all fond of this moment because it made me sad to think of all the severely wounded victims who were simply stranded to die.


]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850819 Luke Roehm https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850827 What are your thoughts on the whole book so far? 
The story and plot of the book is very good and entertaining. It is very interesting and useful how there are multiple perspectives. How ever it is very hard to remember the characters and what they did because the names are so foreign and the transitions are very blunt

What moment in the book has been your favorite/least favorite moments in the book so far?
My favorite moment in the book so far has been has been the when all the action was happening because you don't want to put the book down because it is so entertaining and on going. My least favorite has been when the characters overlap and meet each other because it gets so much more confusing on what is going on. 
]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850827 Federica Nagar https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850833 - So far I think the book is interesting because to realize that these are real people and real stories is very interesting to me. Its also a very important thing to learn what truly happened that day so people understand how horrible it is and we can try as hard as we can to never repeat this again

The moment in the book that has been my least favorite are the parts where the author describes peoples wounds in depth. My favorite part in the story so far has been when Mr. Tanimoto begins to save all of those people because it shows that he is very caring for others and it's very interesting to read how he does it. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850833 Adam Echevarria https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850838 I have really enjoyed Hiroshima so far. I find it very fascinating how each of the 6 survivors in the book have their true story told.
My favorite part of the novel as of now would probably be when Dr. Sasaki turned down the slightly injured people for people in worse condition. I liked this part of the because it had shown just how extreme the damage of the atomic bomb had been.]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850838 Zach Kaplan zk1000036 https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850841 Overall I think this book is ok. Throughout the book there has been many interesting moments, but at other times I may lose interest to what I am reading. My favorite moment in this book so far is in chapter 3, when Mr. Tanimoto is trying his best to save everyone along the river. I think this point in time gives the reader a great understanding of what it was like after the bomb was dropped. My least favorite moment in the book so far is in the first chapter when it introduced all the character's and their life before the bomb was dropped. I thought that these parts were very slow and I was eager to see how the bomb would impact them. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850841 Sophia Alfero sa1000188 https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850843 My thoughts on the whole book so far are that I feel as though the author had written the book in a way that you could really connect with the characters and understand what situations all 6 of them are in, as well as providing us information about the basics of the story. So far, my favorite moment in the book as been when many of the characters have been together, interacting with one another, while they have no idea what the other is going through. My least favorite part in the book has been when the infant in one of the characters arms just so suddenly died after speaking one moment ago, which was shocking to read.]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850843 Evan Siegel https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850884 - My thoughts on Hiroshima so far are pretty general. It is a pretty strait forward read so you are really able to break down the ideas. (I like the book)


- My favorite moment in the book is when the people begun to notice something was wrong. The action and suspense is very interesting.


- I don't like all of the gory details of peoples arms getting chopped of etc.

]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850884 Evi Tarshis https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850904 I am enjoying the book Hiroshima. It's sometimes confusing when switch perspectives but I like how they connect the different perspectives and give a variety on how different people were affected. I like the part of the book when the bomb goes off and it explains what all the perspectives were doing and their immediate responses. I thought this was an interesting writing technique because although all these people were so close to each other, the immediate impact the bomb left on each 
 was taken a different way.However, it made me upset to read the part were Miss Sasaki is talking about how helpless she feels and how all she wants to do is help. So many people were affected by the bomb so cruelly, but there were so little people who could actually help them.]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850904 Shea Curran https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850907 So far, I have enjoyed reading this book because it is very interesting given the fact this is a true story. 

My favorite part in the book was probably when the author gives a little perspective on the children because even though it may be subtle, It gives the reader a re assurance that these are real people. My least favorite part of the book was probably when it talks about all of the dead bodies because it is truly unbearable. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850907 Mario Rinaldi https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850920 I think that it is a very well written book, Chapter 3 was the best chapter so far. I am liking the book so far...

One of my favorite parts was when Father Kleinscorge found the pumpkins and cook potatoes under the ground, it put perspective on how hot the earth was during the bomb, my least favorite parts are when they talk about how injured some of the people were and when they find out that there loved ones were killed by the bomb. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850920 Emil Sanchez es1002717 https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850931 I like the book Hiroshima it is kind of confusing on all of the perspectives that are going on in the book. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850931 Tom Strandell https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850979 I think that the different perspectives make the book more interesting because it gives me a greater view of the time period. 


My favorite moment in the book is just after the bomb was dropped because it goes into great detail on what went through peoples heads. I also really liked how the author went into greater detail of the impact of the bomb on the city and people. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:03:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160850979 Dylan Murray https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851038 I think that  this book has been really interesting, especially because of the multiple perspectives provided by everyone else, It helps to give us insight on what happened in heroshima that we would not have been able to get if we had only read one perspective.
So far my favorite moment in the book was probably when Father Kleinscorge found the pumpkins and potatoes that were cooked underground during the blast, it just really made me think about how powerful this bomb really was and it put it into perspective for me, It was truly like throwing a city into an oven, which really explains the massive damage cause to not only the city, but the people living there too. My least favorite was probably some of the descriptions on Mr.Tanimotos boat, as they were really gruesome and made me a bit queasy, they didn]]> 2017-03-17 17:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851038 Peter Londoner https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851053 Overall, most parts of this book are very interesting. I enjoy how John Hersey was able to find 6 survivors and write a book about a horrible time so students like us can learn about what was really happening during this time period. 

My favorite part about this book is when the author tells us when the bombs dropped and how far away each of the 6 survivors are when these bombs are dropped. This is intriguing because the distance away from the bombs can show how each of the 6 survivors are affected by the bomb and how they are able to cope with their surroundings.]]> 2017-03-17 17:03:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851053 Sami D'Anna https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851072 I don't really like Hiroshima so far... It illustrates that terrible event perfectly, but just a bit too perfect. It is quite hard to read, as the book really dives deep into all of the nitty gritty details. It makes me feel awful to read about all of the many lives that were lost, homes that once sheltered families up in flames, the vast amount of injured people, which most of them won't be treated, etc... I can go on and on, but all of these horrific things going on makes me feel miserable, unsettled and furious at the U.S. for causing such great trauma to the people of Hiroshima, which most had nothing to do with the war.]]> 2017-03-17 17:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851072 Braeden Acselrod ba1000536 https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851136 I overall like the book because of the time period and what is going on. I love all of the different perspectives of it because it makes the same situation seem like many.
My favorite part was when the crops were instantly cooked because I thought that was very cool and interesting. Although I didn't like the part where they go into extreme detail about the dead and all the injured because it grossed me out a little and was disturbing. ]]> 2017-03-17 17:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851136 Morgan Flood https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851361 I like how the book contains multiple people's perspectives of the aftermath of the bomb. It lets the reader know that different people witnessed different things and suffered in different ways following the mass destruction.

My favorite part of the book  was when Mr. Tanimoto apologized to badly burned civilians while on his way down the street, for being in much better condition than them. This shows how selflessness and valuing others' well being before your own was an important part of Japanese culture.
My least favorite part was when one of the young girls Mr. Tanimoto saved from drowning in the river froze to death. Though I found it interesting that the girl froze to death, while most died due to their severe burns.]]> 2017-03-17 17:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851361 Paul Hwang https://padlet.com/jbengston/2nipyd5uy0an/wish/160851402 This book is really good so far. The realness of the book is what I like.
The moment I like most in the book is when Father Kleinsorge's suitcase wasn't burn. I was a symbol of hope. 


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