Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Women by Kristin Hannah

205 reviews

raisingself's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-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

3.5

This was a difficult read. Strongly written in many ways. I do slightly feel biased against it because of Barbara’s characterization as the black woman. It teetered on tropes. A sexual, angry, and existing to prop up or save her non-black counterpart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Drug abuse, War, Violence, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Child death, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

j3ssjon3s's review

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Child death

Moderate: Mental illness

shelbygibbs's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, War, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Murder

slowreadersam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

Kristin Hannah does it again! 

An emotional story that also embodied the distrust, manipulation and angst during the the Vietnam War time period. 

The only negative comment I have is that I wish the romantic relationships in the story were developed more so that I was more emotionally invested. However, I understand that this is probably a reflection of the books context where some relationships were built from trauma bonding. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, War, Violence, Grief, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Miscarriage and Police brutality

Minor: Cancer

itschelseaw's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a great book. I really appreciated how Hannah showed both the war, and how Frankie grew disenchanted with the military/aware of the lies being told during her time there, and the effects of being in an active war zone on Frankie after she came home. Along the way I rooted for Frankie and her happiness, as well as Barbara and Esther’s.
I loved seeing the bond they created and how they continually showed up for each other through good times and bad.
It was interesting how people kept insisting there were no women from the USA in Vietnam; I wonder if that was government propaganda to keep more protests from happening. Such an unnecessary war, such an unnecessary loss of innocent lives.
I loved seeing Frankie deal with PTSD, as difficult as it was at times. The ranch truly feels like it is what she was meant to do. The ending made me gasp, even though I had a feeling

that Jamie never died.

Overall a great, sweeping story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, War, Blood, Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Minor: Sexual content

gsmallwood63's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

This story was fascinating.  I learned information about the Vietnam war and the women who served that I did not know. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death, and War

Moderate: Self harm, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, and Gaslighting

ellieg2604's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-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

3.75

This was a very good book. It definitely gave me more insight on what a  military vet goes through, even now. It somehow encouraged me in my pursuit of nursing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Alcohol

Minor: Child death and Confinement

briannalaraa's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book tells such an important history of the women of the Vietnam War. I love all of Kristin Hannah’s books but this is by far my new favorite! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

megnmoore's review

emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-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

I'm...l'm...speechless. What an incredible novel. Kristin Hannah is a word smith like no other. She has a way of bringing you into the story and taking you captive with every word written. I'm going to be processing this book for weeks to come. Wow. Wow. Wow. So so good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Infertility, Drug abuse, Death, Medical content, Alcohol, Violence, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

teacherkmd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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, Drug abuse, Alcohol, War, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Grief, Drug use, Death, Child death, Infidelity, and Car accident