Reviews tagging 'War'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

98 reviews

jessiedoodah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Cancer

Minor: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and War

nc_unknown_user's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, War, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gaslighting, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Gun violence, Cancer, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, and Gore

Minor: Pregnancy

steviesnow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, War, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cancer, and Medical trauma

obxhokie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This was an emotional roller coaster. While I felt like some parts drug on, I grew attached to this found family and had to know how it ended up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, Murder, Emotional abuse, War, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

lisagernand's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

colabereading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

A resounding 5 stars this is the most beautiful book I've ever read 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and War

gellysam's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense

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

5.0

This book was absolutely amazing pulled at all the heart strings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Murder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, War, Physical abuse, Cancer, Violence, Child abuse, Death, and Alcoholism

chandlerkl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Violence, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

kspotts2010's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Medical trauma, Gore, Death of parent, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Cancer

Not Hannah’s best work. Very predicatable , frustrating and sappy,

taylorlanxon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Murder, War, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship