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The Four Winds

Kristin Hannah

Start date: September 1, 2022

Finish date: September 30, 2022

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Mar 23, 2022 Amy rated it really liked it

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. (3.5 stars)
This could have easily been a 5 star read for me but I had to remove a star & a half for the last 50 pages or so. The ending felt abrupt and some of the things that took place felt very rushed & not fully thought out. A few choices she made were more than just abrupt - they were just BAD. I got to a point where I was wondering how she was going to wrap this up in so few pages ... and then I felt let down as if she took the easy way out or something. The hospital scene ... what? It ma ...more

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Feb 10, 2024 Kirsten rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: reading-with-tonya, literature, historical, best-literature-fiction

Before I read this novel set in the Great Depression/Dust Bowl, my favorite Kristin Hannah novel was The Great Alone. This one is heartbreaking, infuriating, and moving.

It has strong female characters and incredible events that really happened. (See The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck or Whose Names Are Unknown by Sanora Babb for more.) The sad, sad thing is that people that may feel infuriated on behalf of Elsa and her family may not feel the same for people trying to do the same today.

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Dec 23, 2021 Amanda R rated it it was amazing

Wow, what an incredible story! I don't think I've ever really read anything centering around the Dust Bowl. While I'd heard of it, I don't think I'd ever really dived down deep into all that went on. This book was beautifully written, incredibly tragic, but inspiring at the same time - showing just how strong people can be in the hardest of times. Reading Elsa's story, I wondered if I would have been able to survive as she did, if I would have been able to persevere.

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Feb 08, 2023 Brenda rated it really liked it

This was not at all a hopeful book. It seems like if something could go wrong for our main characters, it did. It was pretty depressing. Still, very well written and I got more of a feel for a time period that I really don't know much about. ...more

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Feb 16, 2021 Kat rated it really liked it

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Mar 10, 2022 Lauren rated it liked it

I am usually a fan of Kristin Hannah‘s books, but this is not one of them. If you are going to read a long and depressing book about the Great Depression, read the Grapes of Wrath. The Four Winds is almost the same story except with a female protagonist.

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Jul 14, 2021 Ashley rated it really liked it

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Good story. So much heartache, and sadness during the depression/dust bowl era. Its sad to know that some things haven't changed, but hopefully we've learned something from this era so it won't repeat itself. ...more

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