Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

118 reviews

slama_llama's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Coming from a totally different part of the world, our history books do not cover WW2 in much detail other than highlighted names and dates and a few important accounts. This book is a historical fiction and not reality, it helped me peek at the horror that war is (yes, I understand that this is the water down, digestible, slightly romanticised version of the reality). I realised that there are so many ways that war affects people’s regular, everyday lives. So many ways it affects children- the intensity and the subtler effects never occurred to me. 
And this is not a thing of the past. There countries that are still at war, and things much worse than what is described here is happening to them, right now. Even with the resources we have, they are not receiving the aids they deserve. 
It might not be completely related to the content of this book, but I was reminded so many times how important it is that we keep remembering the past, our mistakes and it’s horrors, so we can manage our present in a way that we don’t have to relive it. 
This book was peppered with references to incidents and places I’ve never heard of and wish to learn a little more about. 
I appreciate the book and it’s writing. The last few chapters felt a bit cliche, but I liked the neat way the book ended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Violence, Excrement, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Miscarriage, and Alcohol

praya50's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, and Religious bigotry

shebke_21's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Cancer

aleighc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

This book took a little while for me to get into, but once it sucks you in you are IN!

The story of two sisters in occupied France is more complex than just the survival of World War II. The reader must understand their past to appreciate their present decisions and how different both of them are. In the beginning you are introduced to one of the sisters in modern day 1990s toward the end of her life. Then, switching from the point of view of both sisters as they survive the war. Throughout the book the author pulls the reader guessing which sister is the modern narrator; dropping hints throughout.

If you are thinking that this is another historical fiction telling set in World War II you wouldn't be wrong. And if you dismiss this book for that reason you will miss out on a great story. The characters are rich and deep. Throughout reading I could imagine that they were actual historical heroines in World War II. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and War

patslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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: Confinement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, and Religious bigotry

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

teatimewtrisha's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage

bbellabeee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I have never experienced something so powerful, or heartbreakingly beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

joelleen's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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? Yes

2.5

Classic Kristin Hannah trauma porn with a heaping helping of Nazi sympathizing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail