corriejn 's review for:

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Move over, Grapes of Wrath. I got through this entire book without realizing it's by the author of "The Nightingale," but I'm not surprised-- similar depth of characters and bringing to life historical settings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Abandonment, Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

The audiobook version includes a really lovely short interview with the author and the narrator, that sheds interesting light on the process of writing the book and creating the characters, as well as the process of bringing the story to life via the audiobook narration.