Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

83 reviews

trapdorr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.75

The beginning was a touch slow/I didn’t live who Elsa was at first but the jump in the timeline and her growth through the book was great. I was captivated by the end. I learned a great deal and gained so much empathy for those who lived through the dust bowl and Great Depression. An incredible story and journey of these characters despite a not so happy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Xenophobia, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexism

mgavre's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Child death and Violence

sannesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.25

I really enjoyed the writing. The story captivates you from the first chapter. This story mainly focusses on mother and daughter, and the story is told from both of their povs. Even though I liked the story, I am not a mother, I think this story would have hit harder for readers that are mothers. The book is divided in parts and I enjoyed the first half of the book best because I found that part the most emotional, and I was the most interested in the Dust Bowl. I love Rose and Tony.

The Great Depression and the Dust Bowl are events in history that I was not familiar with (I am not American). I found it a very interesting topic to learn more about. It was so terrible and I feel very much empathy for the people who lived during that time. 

This is really not a happy book so I recommend to pick this book up when you are in the right mindspace for a tragic story.

There were also things I didn't like. I did not like the repetetiveness. I understand that all the tragedies were repetetive. What I mean with that is that, for example, the dust storms were very frequent and they were often described too long and in the same way. I was kind of bored at the part about communism. Again, quite repetetively written. Did not enjoy the ending but the epilogue was kinda sweet. 

I also didn't like the way the mother died. It didn't really make sense. I think, the bullet should have been more fatal for here to actually die from it or she should have to recover. I also did not like the romance between Elsa and Jack. It seemed a bit forced and unnessecary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Death of parent

achay91's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child death and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Deportation

squarahreads's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism

kmsander4's review

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

4.0

A powerful tale from the past. Kristin Hannah writes so beautifully that it isn't hard to put yourself right in the middle of the story, living the lives of her main characters.

This story, while weaving a tale of struggle and perseverance is also - at its very core - about love and family, and the strength that comes from being together. 

It's far from an easy read, but it is a beautiful one.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

jennswan's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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: Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death

lizschultz24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Animal death

meghan_w's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.5

My first ever Kristin Hannah novel did not disappoint! I rated 4.5 stars because it took a little longer to get into than I would’ve liked, but it’s worth reading! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

meb1202's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative sad fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic