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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

26 reviews

nerveblockreader's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

I’ll admit, the beginning of this book took me a while to get through because it was slow and mainly setting up for the second half. But boy did that second half of the book hit hard. I’m talking multiple ugly cries from watching the growth and pain these sisters go through and the decisions they’re forced to make. This story of survival, loss, love and the spirit of the French people during WW2 is written well. Get ready for an emotional tug at your heart as you explore a complicated sister relationship and all the friendships made along the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, War, Pregnancy, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Genocide, Death, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Alcoholism, and Blood

sarahaf712's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, War, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Excrement, Eating disorder, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Cancer

Content warning: Holocaust; concentration camps; forced labor camps; dead bodies; bombings

nicole_g_'s review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, War, Child death, Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

mel_s_bookshelf's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and War

remy_licked_my_book's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a 4.5 star read for me. Kristin Hannah has historically not been my favourite author so I tried to go into this story with low expectations. It started out and I remember saying to my friend, "I'm not connecting to either main character, I just don't like them". Oh man, was I wrong. This story blossoms into beautiful character development. Vianne, Isabelle, and Sophie all mature and use their resilience to transform into women who take care of themselves. Their bravery and strength are a shadow of the true bravery and strength displayed by any one and everyone affected by WWII. I really enjoyed the ending, I fell in love with the characters all over again and things were tied up very nicely. The back of the book where Kristin Hannah talks about what inspired the book was very interesting, I will definitely be checking out some of the memoirs that this story was based on! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

bee94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Hate crime, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse