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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

38 reviews

shibaunited's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-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: Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

rosegoes3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

The pacing was a little too slow for my taking for the majority of the book, but once you hit the climax you can’t put it down. Kristin Hannah creates yet another heart-wrenching masterpiece. 

It was heavy and complicated and a beautiful story but I do not know if I can bear to read it again, nor could I have had the strength of these fictional women and so many of the real ones that conquered the darkest of days for humanity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, and Alcohol

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

parkyparkpark's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Gore, Rape, and Blood

Minor: Vomit

valeriasshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer

remy_licked_my_book's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a 4.5 star read for me. Kristin Hannah has historically not been my favourite author so I tried to go into this story with low expectations. It started out and I remember saying to my friend, "I'm not connecting to either main character, I just don't like them". Oh man, was I wrong. This story blossoms into beautiful character development. Vianne, Isabelle, and Sophie all mature and use their resilience to transform into women who take care of themselves. Their bravery and strength are a shadow of the true bravery and strength displayed by any one and everyone affected by WWII. I really enjoyed the ending, I fell in love with the characters all over again and things were tied up very nicely. The back of the book where Kristin Hannah talks about what inspired the book was very interesting, I will definitely be checking out some of the memoirs that this story was based on! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, and Antisemitism

foreverbookwandering's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I read this for a book club and it has been a long while since I've read anything with WW2 as a theme. 

It is emotional, intense and eye opening. I'm not sure I've ever read anything from the perspective of the French women left behind as they watch France get occupied and men go off to war and Jews get taken away and this novel tells it so well. 

The story follows two sisters and their relationships and their lives when War takes over and how they react. Definitely recommend it if you like historical fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Vomit