Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

217 reviews

nerveblockreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

I’ll admit, the beginning of this book took me a while to get through because it was slow and mainly setting up for the second half. But boy did that second half of the book hit hard. I’m talking multiple ugly cries from watching the growth and pain these sisters go through and the decisions they’re forced to make. This story of survival, loss, love and the spirit of the French people during WW2 is written well. Get ready for an emotional tug at your heart as you explore a complicated sister relationship and all the friendships made along the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

mbedrosian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Whoa. This book is heavy. 
It made me cry, not necessarily due to the sad parts but due to the weight of this story. It's intense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, 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.

ginthepages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was a stop reading to full body sob kind of book. It is absolutely heartbreaking and so, so beautiful. It beautifully describes the ripple effects of our lives, our courage, and the will to do the right thing in the face of great evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War

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

microbemom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

ansfaiv's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

i SOBBED while reading this. i haven’t  stopped thinking about this since i finished it. 10000/10 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Sexual harassment, and War

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Infertility, and Toxic relationship

selincck's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol