Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

44 reviews

opplecopter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, Torture, War, Violence, Alcohol, Rape, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Blood, Gun violence, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Confinement

Moderate: Abandonment, Miscarriage, Cancer, Vomit, and Body horror

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, and Suicide

priscillarobock's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Deportation, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Violence, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Death, War, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Cancer, Confinement, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, and Torture

bwill214's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, Genocide, Death, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Violence, Child death, Gun violence, Torture, Hate crime, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Alcohol, Deportation, Confinement, Infidelity, Slavery, and Sexual content

franklola's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, War, Deportation, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Rape, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Child death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Colonisation, Murder, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death, and Confinement

Minor: Infertility, Alcohol, Cancer, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Blood, Body horror, and Miscarriage

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Blood, Antisemitism, War, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, Cancer, Deportation, Genocide, Miscarriage, Grief, Infertility, Pregnancy, Xenophobia, and Alcoholism

Minor: Homophobia, Confinement, and Excrement

sarahfeller's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Vomit, Torture, War, Murder, Infidelity, Gore, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Deportation, Grief, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Rape, Violence, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Excrement, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Blood, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Pregnancy

sjexley's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.5

Thanks to @readingwithcarolsclub, I can finally move this off of my TBR!  A beautiful and heartbreaking story of two sisters in France during WW2, this took me a little bit to get into. But the author's descriptions of war and survival were so captivating...and girlfriend can tell a STORY.  It went from good to great in the last 100 pages of the book for me, and it you are a fan of historical fiction, I think you will really enjoy it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Genocide, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Alcohol

jiyushier's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Graphic: Blood, Deportation, Gun violence, Murder, Misogyny, Alcohol, Cancer, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Racism, Physical abuse, Gore, War, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

anushka_17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death of parent, War, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Torture, Deportation, Violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Murder, Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, and Grief

syd991's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I read this book for an english class, so I was also analyzing the book.

This book is extraordinary. Although I found some parts a bit slower, the vast majority of this book kept me turning the page. I simply don’t have the words to describe the sadness, beauty, and thoughtful story told in this novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Gore, Death, Genocide, Grief, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Infertility

Minor: Cursing