A review by khayes2
The Women by Kristin Hannah

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.25

I’m not a huge fan of  historical fiction to begin with, so I struggled getting into it, especially with some pretty gruesome war descriptions. And modern parallels to American-funded violence against Palestinian civilians. But the book shifts to the struggle veterans face upon coming back from war, which while still sad, was less gory and a bit faster for me to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Infidelity, Violence, War, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Drug abuse, Genocide, and Suicide