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A review by _luuucy_
The Women by Kristin Hannah
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book swept me along and painted a harrowing picture of field medicine in the Vietnam War and the aftermath for one nurse. I laughed, I cried, I’m taking off one star because the soap-operatic elements of the story rubbed me the wrong way. But overall, I’m very glad I read it
Graphic: Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War
Moderate: Miscarriage