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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

17 reviews

cadybooks's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Deportation, Grief, Misogyny, Violence, War, Alcohol, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Blood, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Child death, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content

bxnny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual violence, Slavery, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, Xenophobia, Murder, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Deportation, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Violence, Child death, Death, Genocide, and War

Moderate: Police brutality, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Excrement, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Sexism

hadleyc22's review

dark emotional informative reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Racism, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, War, Sexual content, Police brutality, Cultural appropriation, Torture, Slavery, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Death

bwill214's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, Genocide, Death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Torture, Hate crime, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Alcohol, Deportation, Confinement, Infidelity, Slavery, and Sexual content

sarahfeller's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Vomit, Torture, War, Murder, Infidelity, Gore, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Deportation, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Rape, Violence, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Excrement, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Blood, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Pregnancy

m1m1m1m1's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Deportation, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, War, Rape, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

sarawagistrom's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Antisemitism, War, Violence, Slavery, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Homophobia, Hate crime, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, Genocide, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Rape

claudine2's review

challenging emotional informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Antisemitism, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Abandonment, War, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Deportation, Murder, Death of parent, Grief, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Miscarriage, Confinement, and Sexual content

emmerylynn's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a book that got me out of a reading slump back in 2016. I loved the development of the two sisters. It was packed with beautiful writing and an heart-wrenching plotline that goes back and forth in time. The plot twist was not expected and was a tear-jerker. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Torture, Physical abuse, Grief, Genocide, Violence, Hate crime, Death, Rape, and Sexual content

joriekae's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

My cousin has been begging me for years to read this book, but I kept putting it off. The size at almost 600 pages is a little overwhelming, and I've read a lot of WWII books so I wasn't sure I wanted to get into another. But finally, I decided to pick up, resigning myself that it may take me a while to read. Four days later, and I'm done. I had such a hard time putting this book down.

The first part was a little slow to me (but, let's face it, that's often the price we have to pay for a good book). I didn't particularly like either of the main characters: Vianne, the older sister who seemed afraid of everything, and Isabelle, the younger sister who is impetuous and brave and naive. But I trusted the story would pay off, and it did!

I've read several books set in France during WWII, but The Nightingale made me feel woefully ignorant of a great deal of WWII France. I'd heard of the French Resistance, but I didn't really think through what that looked like. Resistance in an occupied country meant that every action was life-risking. It was humbling and inspiring to hear stories based on real history of people risking their lives and the lives of family to push back on the Germans. 

Hannah fully immerses readers in this world. The length helped me feel in a small part of the longevity of the war, the years of deprivation and fear. I was tense and afraid and relieved right along with the characters. I was inspired to help others at cost to myself. So very glad I read this one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Rape, and War

Minor: Sexual content