Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

301 reviews

mad_books_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

bookishauntie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, and War

ksc2742's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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? No

5.0

The high ratings and Reese’s Book Club drew me to this book. At first I wasn’t sure this was going to be above a 3 or 4 star for me, but Kristin Hannah wrote this book so well. I feel like when authors write about WWII they try to fit the entire war into one book and I feel like it does it a disservice. It often makes the war feel much shorter than it is, but Hannah some how managed to make you feel how long the war drug on without making the book feel like it was dragging on. She showed how long and hard the war was without losing the reader in that. I think that is a sign of a great author. Switching between the two sisters and then occasionally with 1995 helped to keep you more engaged. I was in between 4.5 and 5 stars until I read the end. The ending really pushed it to a 5 star read for me (and made me cry). 

Warning: This book is very good, but it is also hard and heavy. I walked away with a greater understanding of WWII, but some of those things were hard to hear and imagine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and War

This book is very good, but it is also hard and heavy. I walked away with a greater understanding of WWII, but some of those things were hard to hear and imagine.

arf26's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

5.0

The character development was excellent.  The way she developed the characters and slowly brought us to the absolute horrors of that war was very well done.  I also like the small mystery of who was the telling the story in 1995.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and War

priscillarobock's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Deportation

bwill214's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, Alcohol, and Deportation

monloesco's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

If I could give this book a 6 out of 5 🌟 I would definitely do so.
This book made me cry, gasp, be anxious, feel happy, and experience love - in all of its forms: sisterly, motherly, friendly, romantically, between companions - all at once. Even in the horrifying ambiance of WWII (and the cruel and violent actions of the Nazis) it felt hopeful and insightful of what hundreds of people had to live through and experience before they could reunite in peace.
The author made an incredible job giving a back story to all of the characters and use every one of them to tell a different side of the same war:

the sacrifice of mothers, the loss of innocence of children, the rupture of families, the kindness of passeurs, the risks taken by some soldiers and citizens, the resistence of humanity, the unconditionality of love, etc.

Felt this book specially close to reality because of the inability of humanity to stop on re-living wars, destruction and violence.

Times I cried:
- Sarah’s last night
- when they took Daniel away
- Julien’s letter to his daughters
- Isabelle’s last thoughts 
Also… all of the hidden pieces of information were mind-blowing to me… (the sister who made it to the US)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Blood, and Abandonment

bubblechase's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The mislead was crazy bonks and really Oom f-ed the effect of the ending. Very interesting book, probably the first novel I've read set in war times, really jived with the sisterhood

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

amandabs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring 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? No

4.75

Great read! I found the first half a little slow but pace picked up a lot in the 2nd half. The book inspired me to learn more about WWII. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Sexual assault, and Murder

hannah_solly17's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Infertility, and Miscarriage