Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

105 reviews

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

2.5

Classic Kristin Hannah trauma porn with a heaping helping of Nazi sympathizing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious 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

A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

graciejames121's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

encharro's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

smashlier's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I could not put this book down. A fantastic story with well-developed characters testing the bonds of kinship, love, and duty in the context of war. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail