Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Women by Kristin Hannah

207 reviews

latashman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I feel like this story could have been so much more. It is like the story of female Vietnam veterans was made into something that anyone could like, which is great, but I wish that there was more bite to it. I wish the author wouldn't have pulled the punches throughout the story. The focus on her love life felt cheap when she had gone through so much and frustrating. I wish there were more diverse POVs throughout the book or more dialogue about the Black veterans and nurses in the war. 

Also, I hate Frankie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Racism

Minor: Torture

nehaanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Death, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Confinement, Gaslighting, Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Xenophobia, Drug abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

mmsbrooks24's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

The first half is in Vietnam and I found it to be predictable and disappointing.  However, the second half is after Vietnam and this is where the book really shines.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

just_one_more_chapter_ok's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Addiction, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Chronic illness, Medical content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

ckschroeder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, War, Violence, Grief, Death, and Infidelity

Moderate: Blood, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, and Drug use

jakirby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, War, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Blood, Pregnancy, Child death, and Violence

prime_minister_dinkleson's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Child death, Medical trauma, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical content, Infertility, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Gun violence, and Gore

mdavies22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Gore, and Medical trauma

shelbygibbs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Murder

gsmallwood63's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

This story was fascinating.  I learned information about the Vietnam war and the women who served that I did not know. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, and War

Moderate: Self harm, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Gaslighting