A simple little story on the surface with quite simple and one-dimensional characters, but I would recommend this to every single person on this planet. I did shed a few tears, mainly from the knowledge that certain people can do these things to each other. Murder is murder, no matter how you to try to wrap it up in the fancy paper of war, or no matter how far in the sky the perpetrators were. No one should have to endure to be burnt alive, just because some big shot says so.

Morris's story shows that even though it's short, a lot of things can be read from between the lines. Not just about the atomic bomb, but also about cultural communication, traditions and family ties. Heck, I wish this book was an obligatory read in all schools!