Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

137 reviews

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, War, Classism, and Deportation

hoole95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-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? No

2.0

An American women’s ww2 Fan fiction. It’s obvious that Kristin Hannah didn’t bother to do much research about the women who’s story she stole to write whatever this mess was or about the war in general. If you can suspend all of that it’s a decently entertaining story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Torture, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Rape

marisarayden's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Miscarriage, Rape, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Excrement

l_piller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

aubreylynnmatt's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

kaileyhanrath's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, and Pregnancy

jessrosenthal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

4 Stars
Slow to get in to but I really enjoyed the majority of the book, especially reading about Isabelle’s character. 
Circular plot with a VERY emotional ending (I sobbed).
Multiple parts of the book didn’t make sense (timings wise) and some plot lines were left unanswered.
One thing that annoyed me was that the book was more about romantic love than sisterly love and I wish it focused more on Vianne and Isabelle together. Following this point, I don’t think Isabelle needed a love interest, especially one that was present (physically or mentally) throughout the plot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Murder, and Pregnancy

robynlaura's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Vomit

kyleighf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

This one was a long read, but certainly worth it. It is love, it is war, and it gives you a twist of mystery that keeps you reading each page. If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would. In short, I definitely would recommend this book, but buckle up for a ride because you’ll feel every emotion right alongside every character. One of the most descriptive books I’ve read with some of the best plot, even if historical fiction isn’t my favorite genres.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Deportation

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

claudine2's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Deportation

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Miscarriage, and Sexual content