Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Women by Kristin Hannah

106 reviews

aubreyprobably's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

There are not words to describe how this book made me feel. It's a wonderful story and pays tribute to the women of the Vietnam War well. This gets very dark though and I strongly recommend being a good headspace if you plan on reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gore, and Death

Minor: Car accident and Cursing

sarahkate22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Racism, Police brutality, Gore, Blood, Addiction, Child death, Cancer, Violence, Sexism, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Torture

carliedikes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Blood, War, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization

cathy61r's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Medical trauma, and Child death

Moderate: Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Misogyny

susan_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and War

carlycompton22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

Great book about addressing (or not addressing) trauma and a period in American history many would rather forget and the lives affected by that sentiment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, War, Misogyny, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Violence, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Sexual content

solanpolarn's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

What happened to Frankie when she came back from 'Nam, with people continually denying her experience and telling her to forget it had tears streaming down my face. I worried for a bit that there would be 'too easy' a resolution with Rye, but should have trusted the author to keep telling an authentic story

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Addiction, War, and Miscarriage

llehouser's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Women can be heroes.

The Women is the book about Vietnam we never knew we needed. Wow. And focusing on the women of Vietnam?! The women who were "never there." (If I had to read one more passage about the 1970s VA turning a woman away, I was going to blow my top and write to the VA of 2024.)

Powerful. Emotional. Frustrating. This hits it all. I am trying to decide if The Women just overthrew The Nightingale as my all-time favorite Kristin Hannah book. I'll get back with you.

My recommendation? You need to read this!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, and Misogyny

o_watson's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Blood, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Gore, Addiction, Child death, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Violence

sarasreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was an emotional whirlwind. It made me feel everything. I must have cried like 5 times reading this. It was harrowing, and beautiful, and infuriating, and upsetting, and heart warming. So many disparate words that don't seem like they could all be describing the same book. So much happens in it that by only 25% in, I could hardly believe I still had 3/4 of it left. How could there be so much more book after all that's already happened? 

I felt like I really went on a journey with the MC, and that I was with her every step of the way. Every decision she made, for good or ill, was completely understandable to me. I felt so many of her emotions; I was immersed. Coming out of it, the world feels a little different, and I need to give all my best friends a big hug. 

Definitely look at the trigger warnings, they are intense and there are many.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Suicide attempt, Blood, Child death, Medical content, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, Grief, War, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts