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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

233 reviews

meaganb914's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Rape, Violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Grief, Torture, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, War, Deportation, Death, Genocide, and Sexual violence

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

ericaco0's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

You will cry so hard!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Murder, Medical trauma, Deportation, Antisemitism, and Alcoholism

Minor: Grief, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Abandonment, and Cancer

Historical, gut-wrenching, war, family, loyalty, loss

smkelly1997's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

The writing was beautiful. The story well researched. The characters were well rounded. I laughed. I cried. I loved.

the only reason I did not give this 5 stars was because I was able to predict the two “twist”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, War, Antisemitism, Cancer, Child death, Death of parent, Deportation, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

bookstorian's review

4.0

📖 REVIEW 📖 

The fact that I hadn't yet read this book made me ashamed to call myself a historical fiction girlie so when the mood struck to pick up a historical fiction read I knew I had to reach for The Nightingale. I had been so fatigued by WWII fiction and so this book has sat on my TBR, and my shelf for many years. Here's my thoughts. 

➕️ Consumed, moved and addicted to reading this novel, especially the first 75%. 
 ➕️How beautifully Kristin Hannah captures the fragility of life
 ➕️Engaging plot, love how the writer creates mystery in the contemporary time line
 ➕️The perspective of two French women who were impacted by the war on the home front 

➖️Some incredibly graphic and harrowing scenes that were very uncomfortable to read. Recommend you check content warnings. 
 ➖️ There was something lacking in Isabelle's love story. I wasn't overly invested because I couldn't grasp the chemistry between the two. 

✍️ "I love you too," she said but the words that always seemed too big felt small now. What was love when put up against war? 

 🛍 I purchased my copy years ago from Mary Ryan's at New Farm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Child death, War, and Death of parent

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

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