Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

268 reviews

chloelj27's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sammietee's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

sophmcgraw's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad 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: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism

sarahcolleen12's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Cancer and Miscarriage

lizzyspooks's review against another edition

challenging inspiring sad 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

4.75

My biggest issue is the lack of Jewish representation without being a supporting character. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

lex_l's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

dudette's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

 Such a disapointment after reading "The Four Winds". All good historical fictions transport you to the past and you truly believe the events really happened (like "The Four Winds"). "The Nightingale" sounded fake from beginning to end. Which is a shame because the story was inspired by Andrée de Jongh, who helped downed Allied pilots escape Nazi territory. So it doesn't do her any justice. Hannah managed to make the strong women of WWII look weak somehow.

Everything has been manipulated to fit the plot and it seems like a joke. Even the sad parts are treated loosely. Excuse my judgment, but it does feel that an American wrote about a French story for the Americans and for Hollywood. All the clichés are there.

The novel got a bit better after the disappearance of the "decent" Nazi which turned it into a 2-star book for me. Therefore, it is probably a good recommendation for someone who hasn't read too many stories about the French resistance or the life during the WWII. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage, Grief, Pregnancy, and Deportation

meganmalonefranklin's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

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