Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

366 reviews

katerinalucykjones89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and War

bookwormatheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

squarahreads's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, and Pregnancy

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? N/A

5.0

Wow! I didn’t think I could ever enjoy a historical fiction but this book proved me so wrong! This story about two sisters living through WWII in France was a work of art. The characters felt real and there was several times on the way to and from work where I audibly gasped from what happened in the audiobook. Even if you don’t like historical fiction, I recommend this book!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Sexual content

dwiparto's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Torture

anich716's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

emmabunny's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and War

fairytales's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This was an amazing read but a sad one. It made me cry and reflect and learn: a nearly five star read, though a hard one at points. That being said, I do want to make note of some historical inaccuracies pointed out here. I’d need to do my own research but a number of these seem valid: https://steveclarkauthor.com/the-nightingale-a-seriously-fraud-historical-thriller/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, War, and Deportation

Minor: Cancer

chandlerkl's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Suicide