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maddiet425 's review for:
The Nightingale
by Kristin Hannah
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content
Loved the ending, but the rest of the book moved pretty slowly, and the whole thing, like many historical fiction books, felt like it was glamorizing trauma and pain by putting characters in the worst situations and then making some deep message about it once they survived