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The Women by Kristin Hannah
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I enjoyed the insights into life in the US in the 60s and 70s around the time of the Vietnam war. The authors shows the struggles women and specifically women soldiers went through and how they found support.
The book handles a lot of heavy themes in a quite graphic way, so check the trigger warnings if you don't want to read about certain subjects.
The book handles a lot of heavy themes in a quite graphic way, so check the trigger warnings if you don't want to read about certain subjects.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy
Minor: Infertility, Suicide, Torture, and Sexual harassment