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Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Nightingale in Books

Jan 15, 2018

The Nightingale

Kristin Hannah | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.9

(61 Ratings)

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Wow! Just wow! This book was beautifully written. It is so full of heartbreak & evil but in the end the fact that love is what remained makes it beautiful. It felt so real, I don't doubt that there are women out there that did what Vianne & Isabelle did. They are 2 brave sisters who risk everything to help make the world a better place despite being surrounded by all the horrors of WWII. It has been a long time since I cried like I did at the end of a book. I'd have to stop reading several times in the last few chapters because I was so moved. What a beautiful story!

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Key (10 KP) rated The Night Watch in Books

Sep 8, 2017

The Night Watch

Sarah Waters | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry

8.5

(2 Ratings)

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The characters feel real, like people you would pass in the street. (0 more)

The unusual plot layout of this book may be confusing at the first read. (0 more)

'Tender and tragic, set against the turbulent backdrop of wartime Britain'

This is my absolute favourite book, so I'm likely to be biased. The characters feel like real people, and their experiences and thoughts feel as palpable as your own. Let this book sweep you through love and heartbreak, enveloped by war-torn 40s London. The unusual plot layout of this book (moving backwards through time, starting at the end and finishing at the start) may be confusing at the first read, but provides dramatic irony which is integral to the book's brilliance.