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The Women by Kristin Hannah

10 reviews

jennneely82's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

Definitely a five star read. I love Kristin Hannah's writing. This is my first read about the Vietnam war, and definitely my first read about the women that served in Vietnam. The emotions and relationships are real! If you love/like historical fiction, this one is for you!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Stalking

amandadelbrocco's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this and read most of it in one day! I learned a lot about the experience of women during the Vietnam War era. I do wish that it was a little more concise though- it was just one bad thing after another happening to the main character Frankie and like her last book (The Four Winds)n I was ready for it to be over by the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Torture

Minor: Excrement and Stalking

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

sharu901's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, and War

Moderate: Mental illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Child death, Medical content, Death, Drug use, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

juanat77's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexism, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Excrement, Stalking, Alcoholism, Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Child death, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Mental illness, Self harm, Body horror, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Infidelity, War, Classism, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Blood, Genocide, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Cursing, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Child death, Racism, Stalking, Gun violence, and Vomit

evelikesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, War, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Addiction, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Stalking

guinness74's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

I was first introduced to Hannah via 'The Four Winds' which was stunning. It helped that I have an interest in that time period. This one is also an interesting time period (though, not necessarily Vietnam), but I have a slight concern with Hannah's writing. Certainly this had some visceral moments that might trigger persons who experienced the war first hand, so I don't necessarily recommend it for that population. But, my bigger concern, and it may take some more of her novels to form a complete picture, is that you sort of know what to expect...which might be comforting to some, but personally, I don't always enjoy figuring out what's happening mid-book and finding that it's similar to a previous book. I refer to this as the Dan Brown conundrum, whose books I like, but I had to stop reading because they're all basically the same book. This is not to say that 'The Four Winds' and 'The Women' are the same, except that when you meet the main character and get a feel for how their story is playing out, you can sort of see what's coming. And, some people may enjoy that, but I guess I sort of prefer a surprise. Regardless of your feeling on this aspect of writing, this is an incredible book that deals with a very important part of history that sometimes can feel 'forgotten.'

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Car accident, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Classism, Car accident, Misogyny, Grief, Stalking, and Confinement

kspotts2010's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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 trauma, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Self harm, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Racism, Gun violence, Infidelity, Torture, Drug abuse, Medical content, Police brutality, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Grief, Child death, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

mitchelldavis1997's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexism, Genocide, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and War