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The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah

Start date: October 10, 2016

Finish date: October 23, 2016

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Nov 02, 2016 Mom2triplets04 rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own-read, ww2

4.5 stars. This was an amazing story about 2 Catholic woman in France during WWII. It would have been a 5 star but there were lots of French words which annoyed me while reading. I'm a reader that reads every word and to skip words while reading it makes me frustrated.

However, if you like reading about WWII I highly recommend this book. ...more

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Apr 20, 2016 Allison rated it really liked it

Shelves: library-or-libby-read, read-pre-2023

I had difficulty getting really immersed in this book early on. I had to read the first 30-ish pages twice, but that was more on me reading when I was exhausted than on the book itself, I think. Even once the characters grew on me and the plot really got rolling, there were still times that I felt disconnected from the story. While I liked the interspersing of the 1995 chapters, I think that I would have liked that part of the book even more if it had come at the end, instead of throughout the p ...more

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Apr 20, 2015 Cindy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

Such a wonderfully written book....lots of tears shed

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Oct 28, 2017 Amy Hayes rated it really liked it

Shelves: books-i-own, audio-book, amy-s-aty-in-52-books-2017

So good and so tragic. The trials and heartbreak that these characters went through and the fact that they were able to persevere anyway, just shows how strong they were. The risks they took to save friends and children and anyone really could have gotten them killed at any point and yet they continued to take the risks because they believed in the cause. A great portrayal of a horrific time in history.

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Oct 16, 2016 Lauren rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I would recommend this to just about anyone I know that reads. It's such a beautiful heartbreaking story. I have read some of Hannah's other books and this was a definite departure. ...more

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Jan 13, 2017 April rated it it was amazing

I have no words. This book broke my heart so much and it was such an experience reading it and I'm glad I took my time with it. It was so heartbreakingly beautiful. ...more

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