Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

38 reviews

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

amandalawrance's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book has caused me emotional damage, I know I will think about it forever. It is so beautiful and amazing, but tragic and heart breaking. My emotions were all over the spectrum and jumped frequently. It was so inspiring, it makes you want to be more courageous and strong. I will read again when I am ready.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Rape and Torture

nadia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

I've finally read some Kristin Hannah! I really liked this book! From the opening pages, I was sucked in and by the end the book had made me feel a whole range of emotions. However, there was something off with the writing — I think it felt a little flat and stilted for most of it — and some of the plot points felt a tad too contrived or convenient! But, it's an almost 500-page book, I don't recall being bored, and some things really did grab me emotionally, so that counts for a lot!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Cancer

mmjurema's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

klfgasaway's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

hoshimoshi'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

I loved this book so much. I have never had a book make me cry this much towards the end. You grow to love the characters throughout their hardships during ww2 and the relationships they establish with each other, as well as the missed connections. 

Trigger warning: Theres a lot of descriptions of traumatic events and actions during ww2 and nazi invasion in france. I know its historical fiction but it’s still traumatic nonetheless. 

Theres a lot of sisterhood and motherhood themes. Its an inspiring story revolved around strong women. The POV switches to 3 main points. One of the sisters retelling the story as an elder, one sister during the war, and the other sister durng the war. At first it was confusing but later on you can see that it was the best possible way to reach that impact you build on from envisioning every aspect of this storytelling, past and present. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

although theres some heavy themes and trigger warnings its a light book and plenty of people get saved. Its inspiring and definitely worth the read.

sarahaf712's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Excrement, Vomit, and Abandonment

Content warning: Holocaust; concentration camps; forced labor camps; dead bodies; bombings

gemstone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Cancer and Sexual violence

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Miscarriage, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

nicole_g_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

carmenvillaman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Antisemitism