Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

333 reviews

jnschmitt's review

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death of parent, Grief, War, Death, Genocide, Child death, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Torture, Violence, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Hate crime, Miscarriage, and Murder

brennap6's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I realized halfway through that I’ve read this book before at some point, still continued reading and cried several times which is probably the best review I can give

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and War

Moderate: Torture

Dark content but expected and makes sense for the setting/themes.

anicole2047's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

This book is now one of my favorites of all time. A must read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Antisemitism

Minor: Rape

kaitlyns22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, War, and Genocide

Moderate: Rape

paigecrichards's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Blood, War, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Genocide, and Deportation

amandavreeland's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Genocide

Moderate: Murder, Death, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Abandonment

rachelwaldenfinn's review

challenging hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Sexual violence and Violence

megan_wy's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

So amazing, heartbreaking, emotional, and beautiful. This book was worth every second and every page 🤍 The author writes in a way that makes you feel and truly connect with both main characters. I really appreciated the steady, but not too confusing, transitions between their points of view in the novel. Their growth was really so interesting and heartfelt to read. You truly connect and experience every single emotion with them. The story also highlights the strength and power in women in historical moments that are almost always surrounded around the highlights of men. You will feel empowered, scared, brave, ambitious, and extremely emotional. I love the female empowerment, romance, family and platonic love, and determination in the writing. The book shows that love is what can keep people strong in the most traumatic times. Wounds heal. Love lasts. 🩵

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Death, Xenophobia, Confinement, Physical abuse, War, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Deportation, Antisemitism, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Miscarriage

davis_evans's review

adventurous emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book on Audible. With so many French and German name, towns, and words it was helpful to have the pronunciation to keep track of everything. 
Great story. Well written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, War, Torture, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

elaineharlington's review

challenging dark

4.5

I tend to stay away from World War II books, just because there’s usually a plethora of them and they’re often very very sad. This book follows two sisters in occupied France, and what they do during the time. It’s a historical fiction novel that takes us from the very start of the war, through the dark times of rationing and Nazi occupation, to the very end of the war. In this story, the character growth and development is astonishing of both sisters as war changes them both. Interspersed between the war narrative, there is the story of an elderly woman looking back at her past. I thought this is very well written, and to my limited knowledge felt historically accurate. All the characters are vividly painted, and their personalities jump off the page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Murder