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Liked it. Probably 3.5 stars, because it was well-written. I like historical fiction and I'm often drawn toward the stories of resilience of WW2. The problem is that after a while, those stories all start to blend together. I can't say that this book was actually not as good as others I've read in the past, just that it wasn't different enough to really stand out.
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Wow. I didn't know Kristen Hannah had that in her.
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I was so sad I didn't enjoy this book. Kristin Hannah is one of my favorite authors and I love history and stories about WWII but this book I struggled to get through. I don't know why I couldn't get into this book. I enjoyed some of the parts of the story and the characters and I loved the parts of the present day but there was just something missing for me. Maybe when I don't have anything else to read I'll try to listen to the story to give it another shot.
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The Nightingale
I have read other Kristin Hannah books and decided to give this one a try, even though it was very different from the ones I read previously. This book is set in 1939 during WWII. Sisters Vianne and Isabelle have very different personalities. Vianne's husband has gone off to fight in the war, leaving her with their young child. Isabelle is single and rebellious and gets involved in her own way of fighting in the war. This book is unusual in that it shows women's roles during Worl ...more
I have read other Kristin Hannah books and decided to give this one a try, even though it was very different from the ones I read previously. This book is set in 1939 during WWII. Sisters Vianne and Isabelle have very different personalities. Vianne's husband has gone off to fight in the war, leaving her with their young child. Isabelle is single and rebellious and gets involved in her own way of fighting in the war. This book is unusual in that it shows women's roles during Worl ...more
I loved hearing about what life in France was like during the war. It was hard and sad for everyone. Even though I liked the book, it was too sad for me. I had to listen to the end at double speed because it was so sad.
Love historical fiction, but reading WWII historical fiction is heart retching. I am liking these recent WWII novels about women's roles during war. A beautiful story about family, love, and war.
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Loved this.
Excellent.
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