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A review by hjnorris89
The Women by Kristin Hannah
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
4.25/5 overall, 0.5/5 spice. This is a heavy one..good grief!; gut wrenching sad at times. Honestly, it kind of gave me a bit of self reflection to remember that my life isn't very hard...
I'll remember this one simply because the book based around Vietnam War and its after effects just goes on from one traumatizing event to the next... all the grief is emotionally challenging.
There were characters I loved (primaripy the women crew), and characters I wanted to love but in the end wound up with heartbreak one way or another.
The end of this book left things on a hopeful note, thankfully - im thankful her parents came around finally....though in some respects the whole ending seemed almost too good to be true after all she had been through... maybe that's just my way of seeing it??? Lol
As a girl who is all in for fairy tale endings, I hope Francis truly gets her happily ever after (if that's even possible) story.
I'll remember this one simply because the book based around Vietnam War and its after effects just goes on from one traumatizing event to the next... all the grief is emotionally challenging.
There were characters I loved (primaripy the women crew), and characters I wanted to love but in the end wound up with heartbreak one way or another.
The end of this book left things on a hopeful note, thankfully - im thankful her parents came around finally....though in some respects the whole ending seemed almost too good to be true after all she had been through... maybe that's just my way of seeing it??? Lol
As a girl who is all in for fairy tale endings, I hope Francis truly gets her happily ever after (if that's even possible) story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Medical content, Grief, Death, Blood, Self harm, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Drug abuse