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The Women by Kristin Hannah

106 reviews

mbgibson825's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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: Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical content, Addiction, Blood, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

dev921's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-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

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Cursing, Alcoholism, Car accident, Medical content, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexism, and Pregnancy

gondorgirl's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Child death, Infertility, Confinement, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

When I first started reading, I was worried that the hype about this book might be too much.  I'm pleased to say that I loved it.  It was fascinating, and I learned a lot about nursing in Vietnam.  Kristin Hannah's ability to make you feel like you are reliving that period is masterful.  She weaves details of music, clothing, cars, food, etc. to transport you back in time.  I hadn't realized the author was the same age as me.  Unsurprisingly, she knows how to set the stage for a book in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Vomit, Child death, Classism, Excrement, Gore, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, Sexism, Misogyny, Self harm, Abandonment, Addiction, Gun violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional informative 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? Yes

4.5

 Like many readers do I’m sure, I’ve noticed that my reading tastes have changed over time, and I had concluded that Kristin Hannah was no longer an author for me. However, something prompted me to pick up The Women and I’m glad I did. It’s not a prize worthy literary masterpiece but it is a good and important story told well, and that was what I was in the mood for. Truth be told it was all I had the mental bandwidth for at the time.

The Women is the story of Frankie McGrath, an army nurse who volunteered in Vietnam for two tours of duty, and went on to struggle with PTSD and the reaction of her family, the American public and even organisations that were supposed to help war veterans, upon her return.

I thought Frankie’s war experiences were well depicted although not for the faint of heart. She worked primarily as a surgical nurse and neither the horrific nature of the injuries she treated nor the reality of brutally long hours, sometimes under fire, were shied away from. Frankie’s struggles back in America, her descent into addiction, her suicidal feelings were harder to read - and sometimes too drawn out. Yet it was important to read since Frankie’s experiences were a reality for so many Vietnam vets. That women vets struggled to even get recognised, with so many Americans refusing to believe women were there or failing to recognise that the trauma seen in hospitals was as damaging as that seen in combat, was infuriating - and instructional since it was something I’d not been aware of before. I appreciated the breadth and depth of the storytelling with many different strands woven into Frankie’s experiences. These included a complicated relationship with her parents, a wonderfully supportive friendship with Barb and Ethel who always had her back, several romantic relationships with twists both expected and unexpected, fertility struggles, as well as the struggle for civil rights (admittedly this wasn’t gone into in great detail)and America’ slow reckoning with its treatment of Vietnam veterans.

I could definitely find things to critique in this book but overall I still found it an enjoyable, well told story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Violence, Mental illness, Death, Addiction, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Miscarriage and Misogyny

rsboquet's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Blood, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Medical trauma, War, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Sexism, Drug use, Miscarriage, Addiction, Suicide attempt, and Misogyny

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Car accident, Infidelity, and Forced institutionalization

betsfio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

hollynicole04's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Child death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Torture and Police brutality

sammyanntha's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the most poignant novels I've ever read. It's heartbreaking, eye-opening, and captivating. Basically, this book is a masterpiece and a must-read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Addiction

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

erinmasterson's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, War, Miscarriage, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Drug use, Misogyny, Drug abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy and Medical content