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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, War
Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Medical content, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol
Minor: Cancer, Racism, Torture, Police brutality
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt
Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, War
Not my typical read, but so so beautifully written.
The story, structure, plot, characters were all wonderfully done.
The amount of research that went into this story shows dedication by the author.
The story of a young army nurse. Her life during Vietnam. The friendships during and after. Her struggles.
I’m actually at a loss for words.
Well done Kristin Hannah!
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical content, Alcohol, War
Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicide attempt
Minor: Car accident
It became very personal from the start with Frankie's mom being from Newport Beach, where I was born. In fact, her mother reminded me tremendously of my paternal grandmother and that's who I pictured in that role for the entire book.
I loved Frankie and how relatable she was to a younger version of myself, so idealistic and naive. I loved the friendships she formed and the heartbreaks of her love life. I just wanted to badly for her to WIN.
Throughout the first part of the book, I was in awe of how deeply personal the reflections of time in Vietnam during the war felt and wondered more than once how Kristin Hannah was able to convey that level of detail. It was painful to read and I felt constantly on edge, even more so when I thought of my biological father and his own experiences there as an Army vet of Vietnam who was just a shell of himself by the time I was born in 1974 and who went on to drink himself to death by age 63. I had always known him as broken and this book gave me a better understanding of WHY.
Another big aspect in this book for me was Frankie's battle with addiction and attempted suicide, something I also have struggled with - I've been sober now for 13 years and survived my own suicide attempt in 2010. My main advice with reading this book is to tread carefully and be mindful of your triggers, it's heavy and a lot, but so, so, so worth it.
This book was incredible, easily one of the best I've ever read or will read. It may not have restored my faith in humanity, but it's definitely strengthened my faith in women.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Violence, Suicide attempt, War
Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Grief
Moderate: Addiction, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt
Moderate: Addiction, Suicide attempt, War
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol