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Rated Empire of the Sun 6/10

'Empire of the Sun' is a curious book. In the book, you experience World War II in Japan through the eyes of a 11-year old boy of British origin. The boy experiences the war in a different way than the grown-ups. He knows a war has fallen upon his region, but he doesn't draw a line between good and bad. For example: he keeps saying that he wants to join the Japanese army, even though he is imprisoned in a Japanese camp. At first it might look like he doesn't what's happening around him, but when the war is abating, you start to understand that this British boy is actually the only one who understands the war. He understands that war isn't just a battle between various armies. He knows that war is nothing more than a period of vile events.

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Published 2026-08-06 08:08 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere