Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

376 reviews

notschshelby's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Murder

fdoubledashx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.75

why my sweet isabelle :((

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage and Abandonment

Minor: Terminal illness

the_bookish_babee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, and Rape

kaylokay_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Cancer

mswarbrick's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

Insightful, thought provoking, heart breaking, and one of the best books I've ever read. Dives into the deep questions surrounding the life of average French folks during WW2. Definitely worth the read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Child death and Rape

thattheatrekid'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

What a beautiful, moving, heartbreaking, masterful book. This told the story of WW2 through the eyes of the French and was an insightful glimpse into how slowly but insidiously the Holocaust progressed. There were some scenes that were graphic and I cried a lot through the book, but the character and story arcs were immaculate. The pacing was also very smooth, despite covering long periods of time and even jumping into the future for some chapters. 

The only pitfalls of this book were that it was hard to get into because it started rather slow, and it got a little preachy in its feminist messaging at times. But I truly loved this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Deportation

Moderate: Rape

christinadekoek's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, and War

caitlin_hire's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Blood, and Grief

meaganb914's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Deportation

meg_turnsthepage's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

The Nightingale is a very heavy, emotional, and heartbreaking read, but also includes strong and inspirational female main characters, who show great character growth throughout the book. Make sure you have tissues nearby 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and War