Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

216 reviews

silverhill's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Terminal illness

srosa037's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

I loved it from the beginning. It was a sometime sad, and emotional right. I am not usually one to enjoy historical fiction but this one got me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

maxine_t96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

daralexandria's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

jdjd2025's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

theycallmerash's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Miscarriage, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

gymjam_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

3.75

An insightful and emotional read into life in France during ww2. Focusing mainly on two sisters, it's a tale of how they endured the horror and did their bit for the war effort in the shadows. They were a drop in an ocean of women who were somewhat invisible yet powerful and invaluable weapons.
There were many times I almost stopped reading as it got too slow but I'm glad I persisted. Even though it's a piece of fiction, it felt very real. I've not really delved into or learnt much about how it was to be in France during that time-frame so it felt like a history lesson wrapped in a believable story. It leaves you feeling reflective, heart-broken and inspired. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexism, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

ashtontdavis's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Death of parent, and War

lemonyanemone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.75

I am devastated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

nikimorr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

I was a little disappointed that I struggled to get into this book. It was so highly raved about, and I have recently begun an interest in WW2 historical fiction. However, I had a very hard time connecting with these characters until much later in the book. Even at some of the more emotional moments, I was not fully invested and did not feel the story the way I would want to in a book(and I am a very easy crier). I may have been comparing it too much to The Alice Network, which had me hooked start to finish. Otherwise, I’m not quite sure what was missing for me. 

I wanted to stick this book out because I appreciated the story and wanted to see it end. I preferred the story from Vianne’s point of view as a woman just trying to survive in the war - I found it most interesting and relatable. I liked exploring how Vianne as a a citizen of occupied France lived, not just how the heroes and heroines lived. The dynamic with Vianne and Herr Beck was particularly fascinating - the enemy (a nazi) not being a horrible person/maybe even worth liking is a gray area I love to explore. The last 150 pages were by far the best of the book, and it all came together very beautifully. I loved the ending for “Papa” and for Isabelle in particular. I always appreciate endings for characters that aren’t entirely perfect and happy but still feel right. 

I had a suspicion of who the “present day” character was - which proved to be correct - which I’m sure was an emotional plot twist for many readers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, and Deportation