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The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

Start date: February 1, 2019

Finish date: February 28, 2019

Discussion: MODERN / POPULAR READS

Why we're reading this: Group pick for Feb. ‘19 - Modern Classic/Popular
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Jan 11, 2018 Denise rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, historical-fiction

Gorgeous and heart wrenching story. Love historical fiction, and this one didn't disappoint! 4.25-4.5 rating. ...more

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Sep 20, 2019 Jen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: bookclub

I had to give 5 stars for a few reasons. The writing was great and I would normally rate 4 stars but the research behind the human experience in this ragged time in history, bumped to 5!
My father and father-in-law served in WW2, And over the years, I came to understand how this War effected these men and there families.
The story takes place within the French Resistance of WW2 and concentrates in the lives of the women. The conditions they lived through and what they had to endure in an attempt ...more

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Jul 24, 2017 Julia rated it liked it

Shelves: history, audio-books, read-women-2017, around-the-world, read-around-the-world

Not as spectacularly well written as All the Light You Cannot See, but still a worthwhile book. The author did a great job showing the pain everybody (other than the German soldiers) experienced.
There were some historical details I wasn't sure about (I've been told that people didn't know about the horrors of the camps until they were freed by the allies, for instance).

Isabelle Rossignol is loosely based on the life of Andee (DeDee) de Jongh, and the Nightingale line was a representation of t ...more

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Jul 12, 2015 Amy Ellis rated it liked it

This heartbreaking book about two sisters in wartime had me quite angry after reading it. I was really frustrated with the narrator--it just really irks me when people don't share their cultural heritage or language with their children! Some other plot elements bothered me, but this was still a good, thought-provoking read. And of course they are making a movie! I think I need to take a break from WWII novels for a while--my emotions need to simmer :) ...more

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Mar 06, 2019 Dora rated it really liked it

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Very difficult to read, in parts, but overall well written and compelling, especially once the Nightingale becomes active.

What bothered me the most, oddly, was the transition from the end of the book to the acknowledgments. It moved from a rather somber/serious ending to a cheerful thanks to all the people who ever helped the author.

Need to think about the book more, overall, before adding to the review.

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