Undoubtedly one of the most harrowing books I've ever read, The Rape of Nanking opened my eyes to an event in history that I (as well as many other people) didn't know anything about. It is not easy to get through despite its short page count - it feels as though the atrocities won't stop mounting, the violence gets denser and more vile, and the pages themselves feel soaked in blood. It's a painful read but a vital one. I can't imagine the toll the research of this book took on Chang herself and we can't thank her enough for fighting so hard to get this story told.