The Women
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- Author：Kristin Hannah
- ISBN：1250178630
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Reviews
Brenda
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Kristin Hannah has done it again – this book is AMAZING！I haven’t really read a lot of books about the Vietnam war and was too young to really remember how the service men and women were treated when they returned to the states。 The Women follows Frankie a recently graduated nurse who volunteers for the Army Nurse Corp。 She wants to make a difference and make her dad proud。 The first half of the book takes place in wartime Vietnam where Frankie is quickly thrust into taking care of the severely Kristin Hannah has done it again – this book is AMAZING！I haven’t really read a lot of books about the Vietnam war and was too young to really remember how the service men and women were treated when they returned to the states。 The Women follows Frankie a recently graduated nurse who volunteers for the Army Nurse Corp。 She wants to make a difference and make her dad proud。 The first half of the book takes place in wartime Vietnam where Frankie is quickly thrust into taking care of the severely wounded， dealing with short adequately trained staff and the bad living conditions。 She is ill prepared for the life she so readily volunteered for but quickly befriends two other nurses who will become her lifeline in Vietnam and post-Vietnam。 When she returns home， she is stunned to realize that it is not the same country she left。 She is called names， spit on and most of all forgotten for all her heroic actions in Vietnam。The Women tells the true and often raw story of how returning men and women were abandoned by their country。 But the adornment was more severe for the women， because no felt like the women actually served in the war – they didn’t see combat。 Frankie is told over and over to move on and forget what happened， get married and have children。 For Frankie this is an impossible task。This is without a doubt the best book I read in 2023。 It is full of love， betrayal， friendships， loss， hope and most of all resilience。 This is a must read。Thank you NetGalley and Macmillian Audio for my ARC。 。。。more
Kellen
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Let me first start by praising the overall content of this book， and Kristin Hannah， for taking on such a delicate and important topic！ I've always admired that about Hannah's writing， and good historical fiction in general。 She uses her voice and her expertise to tell us things that we as society have forgotten， or never known。 For that - this book is a must read！My main qualm with this book stems more from the， in my opinion， underdeveloped side of Frankie's independence。 It got a little old t Let me first start by praising the overall content of this book， and Kristin Hannah， for taking on such a delicate and important topic！ I've always admired that about Hannah's writing， and good historical fiction in general。 She uses her voice and her expertise to tell us things that we as society have forgotten， or never known。 For that - this book is a must read！My main qualm with this book stems more from the， in my opinion， underdeveloped side of Frankie's independence。 It got a little old that every man was a love interest， or a potential one， or one that didn't work for XYZ reason。 And， in fact， I felt that that side of it really detracted from the section regarding Frankie's return home from war。 I loved the first part of this book。 It felt well written and I was fully engaged， however the second part dulled out for me。 It was slow and the parts I wanted to see developed more fully never really came to fruition。I still would recommend anyone to read it。 I just am a little disappointed that a book which references that "there were no women in Vietnam" kind of ended up being all about the men in Vietnam。Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Christine
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The Women （Kristin Hannah） review—January 2， 20245 Mighty StarsWowzers， Ms。 Hannah， you keep getting better and better！ I know it’s early—I finished this book on January 1， but I am predicting this book will be my 2024 book-of-the-year as I can’t imagine what could beat it。 As stated on my Goodreads profile page， my favorite books make me FEEL first， THINK second， an LEARN third。 And boy， did this book deliver on all three goals。 For me， reading the Women was an extremely emotional journey。 Some The Women （Kristin Hannah） review—January 2， 20245 Mighty StarsWowzers， Ms。 Hannah， you keep getting better and better！ I know it’s early—I finished this book on January 1， but I am predicting this book will be my 2024 book-of-the-year as I can’t imagine what could beat it。 As stated on my Goodreads profile page， my favorite books make me FEEL first， THINK second， an LEARN third。 And boy， did this book deliver on all three goals。 For me， reading the Women was an extremely emotional journey。 Some readers， I imagine， will find it difficult to get through。 How much can one person endure before she is irrevocably lost？ Frankie is an Army Corp Nurse during the Vietnam war。 I was afraid for Frankie， and I FELT for her。 Very deeply I felt for her。 I also felt for the innocent victims of that war， of which there were many。 My emotions were all over the place as I read this book， the triggers of which are far too numerous to count。 Did it make me cry？ Oh yes， it did。 Did it make me think？ Are you kidding？ I thought about the characters and the narrative many times while I wasn’t reading。 I even dreamed about Frankie and what she was going through。 I also spent a lot of time thinking about the whole reason why we got involved in this war and why it was so protracted。 What did we get for all we gave up？ And again， what about all the innocents—the children and all the other nonmilitary Vietnamese citizens and even our own military people and their families？ What exactly did they suffer and even die for？What did I learn？ When this war was raging， I was mainly in high school and college。 I knew the gist of what was happening， but I learned so much more by reading The Women。 This war was so much worse in all respects than I imagined back then。 Ms。 Hannah has sparked my interest to learn even more， and I have already found another couple of books on the subject that I want to read。 Does anyone remember the lottery draft back in the late ‘60s？ All of the days of the year were assigned a number。 Numbers were picked at random and whoever’s birthday was assigned to the numbers drawn were enlisted。 When enough potential soldiers were drafted， then the number drawing ceased。 If I had been a male， I would have been sent to Vietnam as my birthday was the third number drawn。 My brother’s number was 267; they had enough draftees by then。 We lucked out。 Let me just say， there is a lot more to this book than war。 For example， the personal relationships are deeply addressed and are a large part of the story。 How Frankie found herself was complex and beautiful。 The lack of appreciation for the men and ESPECIALLY the women who served was so well addressed。 My bottom line: If you can read only one book this year， pick this one。 Trust me。 You will remember it forever。Thank you， Net Galley， Kristin Hannah， and St。 Martin’s Press， for an advanced copy。 Opinions are mine alone and are not biased in any way。 。。。more
Maranda Barry
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Kristin Hannah。 does。 not。 disappoint。I'm not sure there is another writer who captures the intricacies of the female mind， body， and spirit they way that she can-and does-in every book。Frankie sets off to war to support her brother， and she's soon wrapped in the arms of female friendships found in Ethel and Bev。 While war wages， Frankie forges relationships that support her as she battles self-doubt， romantic pursuits， and the difficulties of being away from home/its comforts。Even after the war Kristin Hannah。 does。 not。 disappoint。I'm not sure there is another writer who captures the intricacies of the female mind， body， and spirit they way that she can-and does-in every book。Frankie sets off to war to support her brother， and she's soon wrapped in the arms of female friendships found in Ethel and Bev。 While war wages， Frankie forges relationships that support her as she battles self-doubt， romantic pursuits， and the difficulties of being away from home/its comforts。Even after the war， Frankie's assimilation back into her old life and her family is rife with struggles that clearly accentuate the difficulties she faced while away。 She can't unknow details of hardship， and wading through each day when she's doubted， belittled， criticized， and ostracized highlight how rare her friendships with Bev and Ethel。 This was a story that I didn't know I didn't know， and that I didn't know I needed， and that I can't wait to tell everyone to read。Overall: 5 starsI'll tell my students about: language， sex， alcohol， drugs， death/gore/violence， mental health， miscarriage**Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the free ALC。 All opinions expressed are my own。** 。。。more
Maranda Barry
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Kristin Hannah。 does。 not。 disappoint。I'm not sure there is another writer who captures the intricacies of the female mind， body， and spirit they way that she can-and does-in every book。Frankie sets off to war to support her brother， and she's soon wrapped in the arms of female friendships found in Ethel and Bev。 While war wages， Frankie forges relationships that support her as she battles self-doubt， romantic pursuits， and the difficulties of being away from home/its comforts。Even after the war Kristin Hannah。 does。 not。 disappoint。I'm not sure there is another writer who captures the intricacies of the female mind， body， and spirit they way that she can-and does-in every book。Frankie sets off to war to support her brother， and she's soon wrapped in the arms of female friendships found in Ethel and Bev。 While war wages， Frankie forges relationships that support her as she battles self-doubt， romantic pursuits， and the difficulties of being away from home/its comforts。Even after the war， Frankie's assimilation back into her old life and her family is rife with struggles that clearly accentuate the difficulties she faced while away。 She can't unknow details of hardship， and wading through each day when she's doubted， belittled， criticized， and ostracized highlight how rare her friendships with Bev and Ethel。 This was a story that I didn't know I didn't know， and that I didn't know I needed， and that I can't wait to tell everyone to read。Overall: 5 starsI'll tell my students about: language， sex， alcohol， drugs， death/gore/violence， mental health， miscarriage**Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the free ALC。 All opinions expressed are my own。** 。。。more
Elizabeth Fiumara
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book follows Frankie McGrath who volunteers as a nurse during the Vietnam War。 We watch her grow into herself through her terrible and beautiful time there and also how she deals with the aftermath of her return home from the war。 I enjoyed the story - especially Frankie's relationship with her friends。 The book covers so many complex topics and does a great job showing some of that during her time in Vietnam as well as her healing journey。 I do feel like some of topics were just thrown in This book follows Frankie McGrath who volunteers as a nurse during the Vietnam War。 We watch her grow into herself through her terrible and beautiful time there and also how she deals with the aftermath of her return home from the war。 I enjoyed the story - especially Frankie's relationship with her friends。 The book covers so many complex topics and does a great job showing some of that during her time in Vietnam as well as her healing journey。 I do feel like some of topics were just thrown in there。 I didn't get a chance to feel the emotions surrounding some really hard things， because there were so many things thrown at you so quickly & not given time to develop。 Spoilers！********Two fake deaths。 Really？！ Ugh。 。。。more
Helya
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✨T H E W O M E N✨🅶🅴🅽🆁🅴—𝐻𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝐹𝒾𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃🗓ℙ𝕦𝕓 𝔻𝕒𝕥𝕖—𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝟞， 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜🌟ⒶⓁⓁ ⓉⒽⒺ ⓈⓉⒶⓇⓈ🌟“𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝓖𝓸𝓭 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓰𝓲𝓻𝓵𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓼。 𝓘𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓬𝓻𝓪𝔃𝔂， 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓬， 𝓭𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓻𝓾𝓷 𝓫𝔂 𝓶𝓮𝓷， 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷。”✂️ P L O T L I N E When 20 year old Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears the words that “Women can be heroes，” she instantly decides to join the Army Nurse Corps in the Vietnam War。 Frankie is overwhelmed and traumatized by what she sees in War， but also is determined to stay and make a difference。 Upon h ✨T H E W O M E N✨🅶🅴🅽🆁🅴—𝐻𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒸𝒶𝓁 𝐹𝒾𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃🗓ℙ𝕦𝕓 𝔻𝕒𝕥𝕖—𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝟞， 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟜🌟ⒶⓁⓁ ⓉⒽⒺ ⓈⓉⒶⓇⓈ🌟“𝓣𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓴 𝓖𝓸𝓭 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓰𝓲𝓻𝓵𝓯𝓻𝓲𝓮𝓷𝓭𝓼。 𝓘𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓬𝓻𝓪𝔃𝔂， 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓸𝓽𝓲𝓬， 𝓭𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓸𝓻𝓵𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔀𝓪𝓼 𝓻𝓾𝓷 𝓫𝔂 𝓶𝓮𝓷， 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷。”✂️ P L O T L I N E When 20 year old Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears the words that “Women can be heroes，” she instantly decides to join the Army Nurse Corps in the Vietnam War。 Frankie is overwhelmed and traumatized by what she sees in War， but also is determined to stay and make a difference。 Upon her homecoming， she experiences challenges that she never saw coming and her life slowly falls to pieces。💭 ⓂⓎ ⓉⒽⓄⓊⒼⒽⓉⓈI know some readers can be a little iffy with historical fiction books， but this story seriously has something for everyone。 Kristin Hannah really knows how to rip your heart apart and slowly piece it back together。 This story was truly amazing without a dull moment。 I learned so much， I cried so much， and I felt all the feels while reading this book。 Each and every character was so memorable and the amount of research that was put into this book is unmatched。 History was always my worst subject， so I knew little to nothing about the Vietnam War。 I’m so happy that Kristin Hannah enlightened me on bits of it and opened my eyes to some of the true heroes of the war—The Women。 📚 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:💫Emotional and heartbreaking 😢💫Vietnam War backdrop🚁💫Political History of the US🇺🇸💫Strong female leads💪🏻💫Friendship and love💕💫Family drama🎭💫Mental health rep💚💫Coming of age📈💫Memorable stories🧠💫Found family🤝💫All the feels🥰⚠️ 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨: trauma， loss， drug abuse， emotional abuse， toxic relationships，death， etc。⚠️🚁𝕄𝕐 ℝ𝔸𝕋𝕀ℕ𝔾🚁⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💕Q U O T E: “𝒜𝓈𝓀 𝒻𝑜𝓇 𝒽𝑒𝓁𝓅 𝓌𝒽𝑒𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝓃𝑒𝑒𝒹 𝒾𝓉。 𝒞𝑜𝓊𝓃𝓉 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒 𝓌𝒽𝑜 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝓎𝑜𝓊 𝒶𝓃𝒹， 𝓂𝑜𝓈𝓉𝓁𝓎， 𝒸𝑜𝓊𝓃𝓉 𝑜𝓃 𝓎𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈𝑒𝓁𝒻。 𝒪𝓃𝑒 𝒹𝒶𝓎 𝒶𝓉 𝒶 𝓉𝒾𝓂𝑒。“🙏 Thank you NetGalley， St Martin’s Press， and Kristin Hannah for this ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts。 💕 。。。more
Heather Shirk
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Wow！！！ Amazingly well written。 I felt like I knew a little about Vietnam but I appreciate the spotlight on women and how hard they worked。 Frankie was an amazing character and I felt her sorrow， pain， sadness and joy。 I highly recommend。
Joey
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I loved this book。 It is a war story; it is complex and touching and thought provoking。 It is a difficult book， keep the tissues nearby。 I love books that teach me about history as they are spinning an engrossing story and this one doest that beautifully。Thank you to the author， publisher and NetGalley for providing my access to an advance readers copy of this book。
Caryn
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