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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

145 reviews

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

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

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.0

Yeah, that was sad. I cried a LOT at the end.
And although I liked it because I've read so many WWII books before, I also read a lot of better ones. I wish there was more focus on the actual Nightingale plot and also more about the orphans to make it stand out. But the book focuses way more on the drama, the hardships and horrors and pain the characters endured. And although this is important when writing about war, it gets very repetitive and predictable when you've already read so many stories about that time. 
I liked the writing though and the characters and the emotions. So, I'm looking forward to reading more from Kristin Hannah in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Terminal illness, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rzweststock's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Torture, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

itisthelaw's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad

3.75

I feel kind of bad rating this on the lower end because I think it's main crime was just being not really my thing (it was a gift). This book is impressive in it's scope. From the French soldiers going off to war to the aftermath, every moment is so detailed. I would say this book is more about creating a vivid picture of life in WWII France than it is about the plot or characters. (I did feel that the characters, and particularly their relationships to each other, were the weakest part of the book). My guess is that you will like this if you like historical fiction, because it is beautiful, engaging, and well-crafted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

krdavis02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

rosegoes3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

The pacing was a little too slow for my taking for the majority of the book, but once you hit the climax you can’t put it down. Kristin Hannah creates yet another heart-wrenching masterpiece. 

It was heavy and complicated and a beautiful story but I do not know if I can bear to read it again, nor could I have had the strength of these fictional women and so many of the real ones that conquered the darkest of days for humanity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, and Alcohol

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

graciejames121's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

encharro's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Antisemitism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury