Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

137 reviews

silverhill's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

kwheeler12'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

Incredible read, I struggled to work through the beginning of the book as I don’t understand French but slowly I made up words and continued on. This book made me feel so many feelings deep in my heart. So much pain for the loss that was World War 2. The characters, the growth, I cried multiple times reading this. I will be recommending to everyone!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Blood, and Deportation

jdjd2025's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

theycallmerash's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Miscarriage, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

mgaff57's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, 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

chasekj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Cried at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, 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

christine7499's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.5

Finished the last 200 pages so quickly. Heartbreaking, emotional, and heavy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

lainey_sherman3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer