Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Women by Kristin Hannah

5 reviews

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

ashleyjean6's review

challenging emotional informative 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

3.0

This is a difficult book to rate; it's so hard to read. Explicit and dark, but also something that should be told and read. Triggers abound! The plot is a rollercoaster; so much up and a LOT of down. I wished there was a little more good or humor to help you along, but it's a tough subject. I learned a lot. I'd definitely recommend it, if you can get through it. 

*ADDITION* 
The longer I thought about this book, the less I liked it. I've never gone back and changed a rating, but I am now. The romances, yes plural, bugged me. But honestly at the end of the day I think it was the thin, disingenuous characters that threw this whole thing off for me. It was almost a good book, but there are some major flaws here. The author is good at smoke and mirrors though, so it takes a minute to see all the gaping holes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Blood, Death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Gore, Grief, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child death, Mental illness, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Cancer, Classism, and Drug abuse

antidietleah's review

challenging emotional informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Medical content, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Medical trauma, War, Miscarriage, Gore, Death, Addiction, and Drug use

Moderate: Pregnancy and Genocide

Minor: Confinement, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Animal death, and Torture

celticthistle's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, and Medical content

christinesmith205's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, War, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Suicide attempt and Terminal illness