Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

293 reviews

passionatereader78's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was an emotional read. Two sisters doing what they think is right to get through the war. One trying to save children and living with the enemy. The other joining the resistance and rescuing pilots.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Genocide, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Classism, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Violence, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, Cancer, Police brutality, Murder, Grief, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

micahhhh20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Infertility, Genocide, Grief, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, War, Blood, Child death, Antisemitism, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Hate crime

stephabee_reads's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Hate crime, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Child death

Minor: Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Rape, and Cancer

humangirlemma's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book is equal parts sad, inspiring, beautiful, and hopeful. It lives in the grey areas, like many things with war, and plucks at your heartstrings any chance it gets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Rape

grosemareads's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, and Child death

Moderate: War, Physical abuse, Death, Hate crime, Rape, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Torture, Alcohol, Murder, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Animal death, Excrement, Miscarriage, Cancer, and Homophobia

tleger's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Genocide

Minor: Rape

ginawinemiller's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Injury/Injury detail

moraina's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Rape, Child death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Deportation, Death, Antisemitism, Torture, and Confinement

leannaleanna's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Police brutality, Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Rape, and War

rachelgambrell's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Rape and Racism