Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Women by Kristin Hannah

4 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

woodventures's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Blood, Murder, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Vomit, Violence, War, and Pregnancy

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-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

It never occurred to me that women would be erased from the Vietnam War because my mother was a nurse there. She was the head of her MASH unit and collected a pension for her service until she died. I guess the difference for her was that she served in the South Korean army. So this book evoked in me pride for her service, questions about her, sadness that we never really talked about, and sadness and shock over how the US nurses were treated (who did they think were doing all the nursing duties at a time when male nurses were so rare?????). A full circle story. A couple of loose ends tied too nearly for me but otherwise, an excellent telling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Miscarriage, Cancer, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Self harm, War, Colonisation, Death, Body shaming, Addiction, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Forced institutionalization

kay2m3's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Body horror, Blood, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident, Alcoholism, and Abandonment