I have almost finished Empire of the Sun by J G Ballard. It is semi autobiographical and tells the life of a boy, Jim, in China during World War 2. It is an quite an unusual read. At times I found it a bit confusing and felt that the story line did not make sense. I had not previously realised how much control Japan had over China during the war. It really showed how China was basically brought to her knees. It also showed the impact that the Americans had on the war and how influential the atomic bombs really were. Once they fell the ending was kind of inevitable.