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A review by mnboyer
The Women by Kristin Hannah
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Book of the Month: February 2024
PopSugar 2024 reading challenge #21
"Women weren't in Nam." -- If I hear this one more time after reading this book, I swear! But of course, the idiots that are going to say these kinds of things probably didn't read this book and have no plans to. Sigh. But I appreciate that Kristin Hannah wrote the book for all of us that were going to read it. And adore it. And really, really be touched by it.
Frankie is such a challenging character because for about 75% of the book I'm entirely on her side and rooting for her. But then, upon returning home, Frankie makes a few life choices that -- while I understand them -- just irked me from start to finish. But, perhaps this anger perfectly describes the PTSD that all veterans are facing. Why am I more upset with Frankie for wrecking her homelife than I am, say, Rye? Obviously, I hate characters/men like Rye from start to finish. Yet here I am, so upset with Frankie for letting herself get conned. Is that her fault though... no, not really. Ugh. Yeah, so Frankie is a very, very deep character who in the end, I'm happy for. I just wanted the romance of the book to go a different way back in the States and it doesn't go the way I wanted it to. But, that's life!
A really, really well written novel.
PopSugar 2024 reading challenge #21
"Women weren't in Nam." -- If I hear this one more time after reading this book, I swear! But of course, the idiots that are going to say these kinds of things probably didn't read this book and have no plans to. Sigh. But I appreciate that Kristin Hannah wrote the book for all of us that were going to read it. And adore it. And really, really be touched by it.
Frankie is such a challenging character because for about 75% of the book I'm entirely on her side and rooting for her. But then, upon returning home, Frankie makes a few life choices that -- while I understand them -- just irked me from start to finish. But, perhaps this anger perfectly describes the PTSD that all veterans are facing. Why am I more upset with Frankie for wrecking her homelife than I am, say, Rye? Obviously, I hate characters/men like Rye from start to finish. Yet here I am, so upset with Frankie for letting herself get conned. Is that her fault though... no, not really. Ugh. Yeah, so Frankie is a very, very deep character who in the end, I'm happy for. I just wanted the romance of the book to go a different way back in the States and it doesn't go the way I wanted it to. But, that's life!
A really, really well written novel.