Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

31 reviews

gemstone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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: Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, War, Death, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Blood, and Genocide

Moderate: Cancer and Sexual violence

Minor: Medical content, Cursing, Abandonment, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

nicole_g_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, War, Child death, Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

carmenvillaman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Rape, Cancer, and Forced institutionalization

mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, 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: War, Antisemitism, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

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

unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

2.5

Classic Kristin Hannah trauma porn with a heaping helping of Nazi sympathizing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Torture, Death, Confinement, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Child death, and Child abuse

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

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

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

olivedean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Torture, Sexual assault, Racism, Grief, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Cancer, Murder, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Confinement, Gore, Blood, and Excrement

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infertility

tina94's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Miscarriage