A review by kshertz
The Women by Kristin Hannah

dark emotional 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? No

5.0

Wow this book was incredible. Highlighting one woman’s journey through Vietnam as a nurse and coming back to the world where no one wants to acknowledge you. It was beautifully done and made me cry and gasp and giggle. It was such a good mix of history and fiction. Highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail