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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

210 reviews

jvsaucceda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book was too slow at the start. I had to ask my mother if it was worth finishing. She said it picks up and she wasn’t wrong. Great story with heartfelt characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Deportation

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

dfrye626's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. This book is an absolute masterpiece.  It was hard to read at times because of the horrible events that took place during WWII and because of the things the characters had to experience but it was a beautifully written book that was hard to put down. 

It taught me so much about WWII and from a perspective you don't typically think or hear of in regards to WWII (women and France). 

I would definitely recommend being in a good headspace before reading this book due to the difficult topics covered. 

Heartbreaking yet beautifully written. I will likely read this book again and will be thinking of it in the years to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Mass/school shootings, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage and Terminal illness

kbrooks11's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, and War

caitlinhoman's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and War

steenmies's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

Lovely book. It’s very easy to read through the chapters, even from the beginning I was hooked. Even though you know what the book is about, the rough outline of world war 2, there were many moments where I gasped and was baffled at what was happening. The story is written very well, I loved the characters. Reading the book brought up a wide range of emotions, anger, sadness etc. It was truly a lovely book to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Lesbophobia

noel_k's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I defy you not to cry at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

One of the saddest books I’ve ever read

kyra_613's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-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? No

4.5

whoever told me this is a romance novel will not see heaven. i was expecting a story about love transcending war like some kind of IDIOT and i ended up getting exactly that but in a completely different way than i was prepared for and now that ive finished it i feel like a piece of my soul is missing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Pregnancy

fabergegirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I can tell why this novel is one of Kristin Hannah’s most popular. It was refreshing to read about WWII and the holocaust from a woman’s perspective; there was a passage at the end that really touched me when the narrator was talking about the different ways men and women confront memories of tragedy and trauma. Kristin Hannah loves to explore oppositional, familial relationships as well as internal vs. external conflict. I was especially invested in Herr Beck’s character and have a million questions about his morals and motives! I admire that she demonstrates both sisters’ strengths in different ways. The ending had a very satisfying full circle moment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, Antisemitism, and War

amarie95's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this book tore my beating heart out of my chest. it is not an easy read, but i think it's worthwhile. we remain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War