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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

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grosemareads's review

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challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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cadybooks's review

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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sarahfeller's review

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75


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syd991's review against another edition

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challenging emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I read this book for an english class, so I was also analyzing the book.

This book is extraordinary. Although I found some parts a bit slower, the vast majority of this book kept me turning the page. I simply don’t have the words to describe the sadness, beauty, and thoughtful story told in this novel.

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daniela_is_reading's review

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5.0

📚 If you haven't yet picked this one up,    I recommend you do. I loved 'Winter Garden' by Kirstin Hannah, but 'The Nightingale' is something else. I adored this book, devoured it. I'm still staring at the cover, wiping away tears, as I try to put pen to paper.

A journey of emotions is everything I hope to experience in a book, and I got this from Nightingale. But, be prepared to be absolutely crushed. Your chest sliced open and heart ripped out. Having said this, there is also light in this heavy story. We see, that where there is atrocities and hate taking place, just by it's side, there is always LOVE. Brave humans, leading courageously in the quest for love, hope and peace.

The Nightingale is a story of two heroic sisters. Their experience during the French Resistance, where people/ organisations fought against the Nazi occupation of France and collaboration Vichy regime in WWII. Two sisters with different ideals, but, both surviving the horrors of war and having to make choices one can never comprehend.

This is by far, one of my favourite reads this year. Also, there are so many wonderful quotes.
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"But love has to be stronger than hate, or there is no future for us"

"In love we find out who we want to be, in war we find out who we are".


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mattiedancer's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Writing: 4.75⭐️/5 
The writing is quite stunning. The prose is beautiful, weighted, and eloquent. There were some truly stunning standalone lines, but it also had a nice cohesion. Beyond that, it wasn’t a challenging writing style to read and was well-woven into the plot. 

Characters: 4.5⭐️/5
The characters were highly motivated and flawed, which meant that they felt uniquely human to me. The characterization of the Nazi soldiers was particularly detailed and complicated, leading to moments of pathos for these villains. At times, it felt like certain characters made very weird choices, but it was usually justified later. This just led to a slower understanding of characterization than I might have liked, but it wasn’t too jarring.

Plot: 4⭐️/5 
I know that this is kind of a fan-favourite book, so I’m reluctant to say this, but at times it felt like the author used trauma a bit reflexively to address human moments. Too many times did I know that a terrible scene was coming and, when it came, it was witnessed by one too many characters who we had grown to love, no matter how illogical it might be that they would have ended up witnessing it. I appreciate that this is dealing with the reality of war horrors that took place during WWII; however, at times, it just felt a bit too neat in how directly the trauma continuously happened. That being said, the overarching plot was really well done. I loved the story-within-a-story format that the grandmother at the beginning set up. Overall a solid plot with just a lot of trauma at the end. 


Post-Reading Rating:  4⭐️/5
The ending felt fine: necessary and complete. 

Who Should Read This? 
  • Fans of WWII novels
  • Fans of historical fiction
  • Fans of Kristin Hannah
  • Fans of real-life trauma books or books focusing on horrific moments

Final Rating: 4⭐️/5


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ginthepages's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was a stop reading to full body sob kind of book. It is absolutely heartbreaking and so, so beautiful. It beautifully describes the ripple effects of our lives, our courage, and the will to do the right thing in the face of great evil. 

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nicole_g_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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graciejames121's review

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dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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anisyrah's review

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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