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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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Feb 11, 2017 Amanda rated it liked it

I have very mixed feelings about this book. It is a genre I am drawn to over and over. The plot is as compelling, and shocking as any other story set in the same time period. It was because of the plot, and the characters that I kept going. Ordinarily a book with all that going for it wouldn't have taken me almost a year to finish, I've finished similar books in a day or so in the past. I had trouble with the writing style of this book though. Frequently I would notice a very state the obvious, ...more

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Jun 08, 2023 Erik Steiner rated it liked it

Enjoyable casual read, not fine lit and not a masterpiece.
Dumbfounded as to the super high rating - which is what drove me to read this book.

Hannah writes the dramatic, thrilling parts very well (4), but is much less engaging in the more casual, mundane segments of the story (2), which were sometimes difficult to trudge through.

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Jul 21, 2019 Amy rated it it was amazing

An amazing story of two sisters who survive the horrors of war each in her own way. Both brave and heroic. A beautifully written and incredibly thought provoking book.

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Dec 14, 2015 Sarah rated it it was ok · review of another edition

I give this book a 2.5 stars. Some things just didn't work for me. There were tons of cliches and that alone I wouldn't have minded so much but it is the incongruities and implausibility of every situation. For example: Isabelle steals a bike from a police officer in the middle of winter with snow covering the ground and there is no mention of the tracks the bike would make, Isabelle distributes anti Nazi papers at the same time every morning and the Nazis know it yet they are unable to catch he ...more

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Dec 24, 2015 Mary Cronk rated it it was amazing

I listened to the audio. It was fabulous and I loved it. I highly recommend if you like audiobooks get this one.

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Mar 03, 2019 Genevieve rated it liked it

Shelves: 2019-reading-challenge

I didn’t start enjoying this book until I got halfway through it. I was ready to give up on it and then Hannah finally grabbed me.
It was an exciting read for me after that and had me crying at the end. I’m glad I didn’t give up on it.

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Sep 10, 2017 Sarah rated it liked it

Shelves: 2016-guessorama-for-tournie-of-book

Points for a good story. Points deducted for feeling manipulated as a reader. I've read some amazing books set during WWII; this one does not meet that criteria. It seems more formulaic despite the focus on the extraordinary story of les passers. I recommend, but with mild reservations for this reason. ...more

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Apr 18, 2020 Crystal Rose rated it really liked it · review of another edition

It takes an awful lot for a book to make me cry, but this one did. It was well written for the most part, however there were some parts that I found unbelievable, which is why I only gave it 4 stars. However, the story was incredible and terribly moving with well rounded characters.

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