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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

41 reviews

redefiningrachel's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Gore, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing

amalia_tealeaf's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Torture

Minor: Homophobia and Death of parent

The rape scene is on the verge of being graphic, but it is brief and then mentions of injuries such as bruises are noted later. Antisemitism because it’s WWII and there is a lot of the story that centers around maltreatment of Jewish people. There is not extensive description of torture or concentration camps. There are a few scenes that describe war injuries fairly graphically which often lead to death. Some these were also children.

taysquared's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual violence and Grief

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

duskisses's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”

i am writing this review with tears in my eyes. this book had been on my TBR for so long and i can’t believe i waited so long before reading it. 

this is absolutely my top book of the year and will likely remain as one of the best novels i will ever read. this story is so incredibly heartbreaking yet so beautifully written. this story hit so close to home and touched and pulled at my heart strings.  i don’t understand how there are people out there who are capable of such evil. i know this story is fiction, but it is such a great reminder for all of us what happened to an entire group of people. it highlights the tragedies that millions of people faced for years during wwii. it sheds light on the sacrifices women have made in this war. sacrifices that went unnoticed. women who went through a great deal of pain and loss but won no medals. isabelle and viviane are fictional characters but they are written with real women in mind, women who scarified everything. 

vianne was right when she said “women get on with it. for us it was a shadow war. there were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books.” this point of view is one that is never heard and i think that it is such an important part of history that should never be overlooked or forgotten.

“wounds heal. love lasts. we remain.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Deportation

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, and Excrement

emandert's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

gymjam_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

An insightful and emotional read into life in France during ww2. Focusing mainly on two sisters, it's a tale of how they endured the horror and did their bit for the war effort in the shadows. They were a drop in an ocean of women who were somewhat invisible yet powerful and invaluable weapons.
There were many times I almost stopped reading as it got too slow but I'm glad I persisted. Even though it's a piece of fiction, it felt very real. I've not really delved into or learnt much about how it was to be in France during that time-frame so it felt like a history lesson wrapped in a believable story. It leaves you feeling reflective, heart-broken and inspired. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexism, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

ehamlett's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

anushka_17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation