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by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author)

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Can't wait to read the nightingale.....do we need Kleenex?

Kristin Hannah LOL! Honestly, yes. :)

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Michelle Currie I didn't even question how or why they got to Oregon because the book is about two sisters and how each of them took different ways to survive the hor…moreI didn't even question how or why they got to Oregon because the book is about two sisters and how each of them took different ways to survive the horrors of war. We can guess and guess but I didn't care how they ended up there. I cared that they were strong, value driven, brave women and we need to have more characters like them come alive to inspire us. (less)

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Did anyone reading this book stare in disbelief at a sentence just read? Then laugh out loud? I thought I was buying a book of serious fiction...my mistake. I want my money back...too bad!!!

Kathy Are you kidding? This is one of the best books I ever had the pleasure to read. I can't bring myself to pick up another knowing it will not measure up…moreAre you kidding? This is one of the best books I ever had the pleasure to read. I can't bring myself to pick up another knowing it will not measure up to Nightingale. You must not have read very far if you found it laughable. I cannot imagine what you consider to be serious.(less)

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Although i cried through the last few chapters I actually didn't enjoy this book- I felt the writing was elementary, the subject matter was hardly researched and it just didn't hold a candle to other wonderful books written about the Holocaust. The perspective from a non Jewish pair of sisters doing incredible life saving acts was clever, however most of her knowledge of the time seemed so off. Anyone agree?

Maureen I would like the list of your other favorite books about the Holocaust. I have read the following: The true story of Hansel & Gretel, The zookeepers W…moreI would like the list of your other favorite books about the Holocaust. I have read the following: The true story of Hansel & Gretel, The zookeepers Wife, The Book Thief, Sarah's Key, In the Garden of Beasts, The German Suitcase, Winter Garden, and Finding Rebecca. I gave these books high ratings. With historical novels, there is always the "fiction" mixed with the "historical" and for me that is what makes it most interesting. In reading the acknowledgements and epilogues, we find out just how accurate the historical part is based on extent of research. I enjoyed The Nightingale because the perspective of the French Occupation shed a different light from other books based primarily in Germany.
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