Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

144 reviews

dudette's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

2.0

 Such a disapointment after reading "The Four Winds". All good historical fictions transport you to the past and you truly believe the events really happened (like "The Four Winds"). "The Nightingale" sounded fake from beginning to end. Which is a shame because the story was inspired by Andrée de Jongh, who helped downed Allied pilots escape Nazi territory. So it doesn't do her any justice. Hannah managed to make the strong women of WWII look weak somehow.

Everything has been manipulated to fit the plot and it seems like a joke. Even the sad parts are treated loosely. Excuse my judgment, but it does feel that an American wrote about a French story for the Americans and for Hollywood. All the clichés are there.

The novel got a bit better after the disappearance of the "decent" Nazi which turned it into a 2-star book for me. Therefore, it is probably a good recommendation for someone who hasn't read too many stories about the French resistance or the life during the WWII. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage, Grief, Pregnancy, and Deportation

ashconklin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

jessicaebler's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Genocide, Miscarriage, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Pregnancy, and War

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, War, Classism, and Deportation

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

kaileyhanrath's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, and Pregnancy

jessrosenthal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

4 Stars
Slow to get in to but I really enjoyed the majority of the book, especially reading about Isabelle’s character. 
Circular plot with a VERY emotional ending (I sobbed).
Multiple parts of the book didn’t make sense (timings wise) and some plot lines were left unanswered.
One thing that annoyed me was that the book was more about romantic love than sisterly love and I wish it focused more on Vianne and Isabelle together. Following this point, I don’t think Isabelle needed a love interest, especially one that was present (physically or mentally) throughout the plot.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Antisemitism, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Murder, and Pregnancy

robynlaura's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Vomit

kyleighf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This one was a long read, but certainly worth it. It is love, it is war, and it gives you a twist of mystery that keeps you reading each page. If I could give it more than 5 stars, I would. In short, I definitely would recommend this book, but buckle up for a ride because you’ll feel every emotion right alongside every character. One of the most descriptive books I’ve read with some of the best plot, even if historical fiction isn’t my favorite genres.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Deportation

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

melitta's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility