Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

165 reviews

noladawnreads'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, and War

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Cancer

clamel07's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

sarawagistrom's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad 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: Child death, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

Sounded like it was right up my alley and I really wanted to like it

Too overly descriptive for my tastes and the French phrases thrown in feel so forced and definitely scream “an American who is obsessed with Paris wrote this”

Some lines made me roll my eyes and I was physically cringing from the beginning

 The book is basically the same plot as every non-Jewish, women focused WW2 novel/tv show/movie regurgitated

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2537754688 excellent explanations on how this book is harmful in its inaccuracies of the Holocaust and antisemitism in France. As a history nerd it’ll only make me more angry if I continued. If you want a book set in WW2 set in France, please read Sarah’s Key as it’s actually historically accurate about how the French treated Jewish people 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, and War

Moderate: Body shaming and Sexism

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, and Death of parent

refidnas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

A beautiful and heart breaking book. One that will stay with you for years to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

jessicaebler's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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: Cancer, Child death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

readinglibra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

amynich1224's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer and Miscarriage

kassidyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Grief

what_karla_reads'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy