Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

216 reviews

micahhhh20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

stephabee_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

humangirlemma's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book is equal parts sad, inspiring, beautiful, and hopeful. It lives in the grey areas, like many things with war, and plucks at your heartstrings any chance it gets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Rape, Grief, and Death of parent

smkelly1997's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

The writing was beautiful. The story well researched. The characters were well rounded. I laughed. I cried. I loved.

the only reason I did not give this 5 stars was because I was able to predict the two “twist”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

bookstorian's review against another edition

4.0

📖 REVIEW 📖 

The fact that I hadn't yet read this book made me ashamed to call myself a historical fiction girlie so when the mood struck to pick up a historical fiction read I knew I had to reach for The Nightingale. I had been so fatigued by WWII fiction and so this book has sat on my TBR, and my shelf for many years. Here's my thoughts. 

➕️ Consumed, moved and addicted to reading this novel, especially the first 75%. 
 ➕️How beautifully Kristin Hannah captures the fragility of life
 ➕️Engaging plot, love how the writer creates mystery in the contemporary time line
 ➕️The perspective of two French women who were impacted by the war on the home front 

➖️Some incredibly graphic and harrowing scenes that were very uncomfortable to read. Recommend you check content warnings. 
 ➖️ There was something lacking in Isabelle's love story. I wasn't overly invested because I couldn't grasp the chemistry between the two. 

✍️ "I love you too," she said but the words that always seemed too big felt small now. What was love when put up against war? 

 🛍 I purchased my copy years ago from Mary Ryan's at New Farm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Torture, Death of parent, and War

grosemareads'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Deportation

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Excrement

bookwormatheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

taraaleitz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Rape, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Deportation

annaavaa's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Rape

heavenly_ocean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Rape, Death of parent, and War