Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

72 reviews

romeyhomey's review against another edition

dark inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a beautiful read and I couldn't let go of the book in the last chapters.
I know it's a work of fiction, but when it depicts something so absolutely heartbreaking, at times almost unbearable to read, I don't want to give out an opinion - I feel like it doesn't really matter.

The last six words of the book are absolutely beautiful, as is the rest of it of course - although beautiful is not the word I'd choose. It'll stay in my head and in my heart a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Torture, Police brutality, Hate crime, War, Genocide, Deportation, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Rape

kindred_spirit_96's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Xenophobia

chasekj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Cried at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Sexual violence, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Vomit, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Torture, War, Antisemitism, Blood, Cancer, Xenophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

bellagasparro's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual assault

aydmuuye's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Gun violence, Gore, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Abandonment

drewsbooklist's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Child death, Death, Deportation, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Torture, War, Excrement, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Genocide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Blood

Minor: Homophobia

m1m1m1m1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Deportation, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, War, Rape, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Genocide, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Xenophobia

sasartin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

If you like books that rip your heart out with the realities of what humanity has endured, this book is for you. Phenomenally written, profoundly beautiful, remarkably painful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Xenophobia

theologize's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Hate crime

kamrynharned's review against another edition

dark inspiring sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

This book had everything I look for in a historical fiction. So tragic, but beautifully inspiring. Amazing character development with complicated characters that you don’t know quite how to feel about, a beautiful romance subplot, and plenty of action packed scenes to keep you engaged.  Beautiful writing that doesn’t go on too many tangents, but sets the stage well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Torture, and War