Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

30 reviews

ehamlett's review

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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Racism, War, Death, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, and Physical abuse

addiemaranda's review

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Murder, Genocide, Death, Rape, Torture, Antisemitism, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, War, and Violence

aubreylynnmatt's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Child death, War, and Torture

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Rape, Racism, Murder, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Forced institutionalization

amandalawrance's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book has caused me emotional damage, I know I will think about it forever. It is so beautiful and amazing, but tragic and heart breaking. My emotions were all over the spectrum and jumped frequently. It was so inspiring, it makes you want to be more courageous and strong. I will read again when I am ready.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Infertility, Murder, Violence, War, Miscarriage, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Chronic illness, Medical content, Blood, Death of parent, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, and Genocide

Moderate: Torture and Rape

nadia's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

I've finally read some Kristin Hannah! I really liked this book! From the opening pages, I was sucked in and by the end the book had made me feel a whole range of emotions. However, there was something off with the writing — I think it felt a little flat and stilted for most of it — and some of the plot points felt a tad too contrived or convenient! But, it's an almost 500-page book, I don't recall being bored, and some things really did grab me emotionally, so that counts for a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Antisemitism, Gun violence, War, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Cancer

mmjurema's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Rape, Pregnancy, War, Child death, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Infertility, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, and Police brutality

klfgasaway's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Torture, War, Rape, Genocide, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

hoshimoshi's review

emotional inspiring sad 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? N/A

4.25

I loved this book so much. I have never had a book make me cry this much towards the end. You grow to love the characters throughout their hardships during ww2 and the relationships they establish with each other, as well as the missed connections. 

Trigger warning: Theres a lot of descriptions of traumatic events and actions during ww2 and nazi invasion in france. I know its historical fiction but it’s still traumatic nonetheless. 

Theres a lot of sisterhood and motherhood themes. Its an inspiring story revolved around strong women. The POV switches to 3 main points. One of the sisters retelling the story as an elder, one sister during the war, and the other sister durng the war. At first it was confusing but later on you can see that it was the best possible way to reach that impact you build on from envisioning every aspect of this storytelling, past and present. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Genocide, War, Death, and Hate crime

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Antisemitism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

although theres some heavy themes and trigger warnings its a light book and plenty of people get saved. Its inspiring and definitely worth the read.

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

gemstone's review

adventurous emotional inspiring 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: Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, War, Death, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Blood, and Genocide

Moderate: Cancer and Sexual violence

Minor: Medical content, Cursing, Abandonment, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy