Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Women by Kristin Hannah

114 reviews

jdanker's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

trapdorr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Incredibly powerful. I’m in awe of the story and the myriad of emotions I felt while reading. The depth and details that Hannah is able to include demonstrates her thorough research. It made me process and reanalyze my own experiences and emotions I still carry from nursing during the COVID pandemic.  I will carry this story with me for a long while. The complex relationships were well done. I did however find the first half more interesting and compelling than the second. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

claudiawimer's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and War

mbrogs2024's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

smcrain's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

Kristin Hannah does it again. Another very compelling, emotionally gripping read. I loved The Nightingale, but I equally enjoyed this one, perhaps even a little more? It's hard to say as memory is fickle, but either way this was definitely another five star read from me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

samanthaxjean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

meghb's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Not going to lie, as I finished part 1, I was kind of agreeing with all the reviews I had read about how people hated this book. Where was the character development? Was this the same author who wrote the emotionally wrenching The Nightingale? Really? But I kept reading, and boy, that was the right choice. The second part is rife with emotion, and filled with a complex story about PTSD, addiction, loss, and coming out the other side. Really worthwhile read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage and Suicide

kmsander4's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Easiest 5 stars I've given so far this year. Kristin Hannah is unbelievable. She weaves tales and tells stories that everyone else shies away from - and she takes them on headfirst. I haven't read anything of hers that I haven't loved but I fear this one may ruin those that are to come.

If you pick this one up, you will be transported. One moment you will be in Vietnam, side-by-side with Frankie in the OR. Then in a blink, you're back on US soil witnessing the vets of Vietnam - and the women in particular - get left behind. There are twists and turns. There is heartbreak. There is grief and loss and coming to terms with the harsh realities of war.

And the last few pages...there are no words. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

shibaunited's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

10tlgibs's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicide, Violence, and War