Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Women by Kristin Hannah

26 reviews

saliwali's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Addiction, Mental illness, Violence, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Misogyny, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

carolioline's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Misogyny, War, Car accident, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Sexism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

rachela2's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical trauma, Death, Gaslighting, War, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Gore, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Self harm

randeerebecca's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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

I have been big into reading ever since I was a child. Out of all the books I’ve ever read, few have made me cry (three in total), including this one. Powerful and absolutely heartbreaking. It was an emotionally difficult read for me but was so worth it. If I could rate it higher than 5 stars, I would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Child death, Suicide attempt, War, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Medical trauma, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Gore, Grief, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Torture, and Confinement

smreads24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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

4.5

Vietnam story about the women who served but weren’t recognized 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, War, Drug abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Classism, Infertility, Addiction, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

theheelerbooklife's review

emotional 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

5.0

Kristen Hannah has done it again!

Before reading The Women, I read The Nightingale and The Four Winds. I rated them all five stars. I've found that she has a way of pulling at all your emotions.

The Women grips you with how well-rounded and complex the characters are. On top of that, this is a beautifully written novel that will leave you captivated from the beginning until the end.

The book follows Frankie, an Army nurse, through her journey before, during, and after the Vietnam War. 

Through Frankie's character development, we see her transformation from a naive girl to a strong woman who navigates through the horrors and bleakness of war. 

The book handles the topics of war, grief, and trauma with great care and intertwines them with moments of hope and happiness.

As you read the book, you will find yourself cheering for Frankie as she falls in love during a difficult time overseas, rooting for her to overcome her challenges when she returns home, and feeling angry alongside her for many things. 

Get this book because you will not regret reading this enthralling story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug use, Sexism, Alcoholism, Death, Self harm, War, Child death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Cursing