This book discusses the impact of not only World War II, but the dropping of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima on people who survived. Survivor stories are vital to the historical record. People that lived during a certain time and experienced a historical event are able to recount so many important details. The author of this book is a renowned psychologist, and thus studies the psychological effects of the bomb and the experiences on the survivors. I found this book to be exceptionally interesting and moving. I cannot even begin to fathom what living through something like this must have been life.