Eileen S. (smileen) - , reviewed on 3/8/2024 + 267 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 5

This was the hardest book I ever read. Hannah has a way of making you fit right in to her novels. I felt the pain and suffering in The Great Alone and The Four Winds. I always felt like I needed a shower from all the dust and the grit after putting down The Four Winds. The Women brought back all the feels from the Viet Nam era. This was my time. I knew many people who went off to war, and many who refused. I know a few who never came home, and many who never were the same when they did, both physically and mentally. I know several who have been affected by agent orange. I participated in many marches for peace. I was at the massive march in Washington DC. I wore a POW bracelet for years. Thankfully, my soldier came home. I had to put this book down after every few chapters and take a breather. It was very emotionally draining. The pain didn't stop after her return home, because Hannah has captured post traumatic stress syndrome perfectly. My favorite part was the camaraderie of Frankie, Barb and Ethel. They were there for each other every inch of the way. The part I hated the most was the way the nurses were totally ignored by the veteran's services-being told there were no women in Viet Nam, when they had every right to be there as the men did. This book will stay with me for a long time, as many of Kristin Hannah's books do.

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