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A review by samantita
The Women by Kristin Hannah
2.5
I appreciated the perspective this story shed light on as it's unlike any of the other typical Vietnam war vet stories out there. I felt Frankie's frustration as she tried to get help for herself but was told time after time that there were no women in Vietnam. I can't imagine going through something like what she did and then come back to a country where your service was demonized.
With that being said, the writing in this book was so...I don't even know what to call it. I was told everything that happened by the author instead of it being showed to me and it got to be a very frustrating reading experience. Hannah needs to learn to trust her readers more. Frankie was an incredibly two dimensional character, along with the other characters in the book. The only reason I could empathize with her was because I know these events are real, but I couldn't actually connect with "her" as a character.
With that being said, the writing in this book was so...I don't even know what to call it. I was told everything that happened by the author instead of it being showed to me and it got to be a very frustrating reading experience. Hannah needs to learn to trust her readers more. Frankie was an incredibly two dimensional character, along with the other characters in the book. The only reason I could empathize with her was because I know these events are real, but I couldn't actually connect with "her" as a character.