Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

391 reviews

faeraebae91's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

allikay14's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation

lsaunder0724's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

If you read lots of WWII historical fiction, you may find this to be a tad lacking in comparison to other books of this subject matter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

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

annie_reads848's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

Whilst it took me some time to get into this, by the end I was fully invested and moved by the story. I loved the mystery of which sister had survived (it was unclear which sister it was in the present tense) and I’m so glad the author didnt play the “happy ending for everyone” which would have been unrealistic of a war novel. Women’s courage, suffering and resistance in WW2 is inspiring and deeply sad - but stories worth exploring and sharing. I felt the ended wrapped up a bit quickly and neatly. I think it would have been powerful to witness Isabelle’s death scene and more of how the characters recovered after the war. And what happened to the other resistance members?? Michelline?? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Violence, and War

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

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