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Bestselling Book of 2024 - The Women by Kristin

Review of Best Selling Book of 2024 - The Women by Kristin

By Shams SaysPublished about a year ago 3 min read

I am book insect. If I see somebody perusing a book in open, I am decided to discover out what they are perusing. The other day, I saw a man on a plane perusing a book titled something like Russian Writing from the 1700s. You don’t see that one each day, but one I have been taking note in a part of people’s hands is The Ladies by Kristin Hannah. Having perused this book over the summer, it cleared out an permanent stamp on me. I’ve suggested it to perusers of all eras and hindered outsiders perusing it to inquire them their considerations.

I have examined three of Hannah’s other books, and there is one thing for certain approximately the way she hand-knits a story together...it is unusual. The Nightengale is a World War 2 page-turner that cleared out me injured with uneasiness to know what happened following. The Four Winds begun moderate, remained moderate, and finished moderate. I held up for it to get way better, and at that point it finished and put me out of my hopelessness. Enchantment Hour is an unraveling secret that I might sink my teeth into and kept my interest crested through its aggregate. It’s the book that recharged my trust in Hannah and the one that eventually pushed me to plunge head-first into The Ladies. My goodness, did it deliver.

Set amid the Vietnam War, The Ladies tells the story of Frankie McGrath who was motivated by the military history in her family to enroll in the Armed force as a nurture. Hannah does not sugarcoat, nor does she bashful absent from, the outrages of war or the injury that resonates through the life of a warrior who makes it domestic and has to discover their modern ordinary post-war zone. In incredible detail and portrayal, Hannah persuasively navigates the peruser through life in Southern California in the 60s to Frankie’s to begin with day in the combat clinic in the Vietnam war zone. We get a see into the fellowships and camaraderie the ladies produce in a godforsaken put and the years-long travel to coming to terms with the individual the war had made her ended up.

A conspicuous topic of the book was hooking with the resounding message that ladies weren’t in Vietnam. I was not lively amid The Vietnam War, but after perusing the Author’s notes and affirmations, it appears that Hannah was intensive in her inquire about and went to awesome lengths to get the history right. The story she told, whereas fiction, was based on genuine accounts from the ladies who served in the Vietnam healing centers. The ladies who served were not recognized for their benefit and were most regularly told that they weren’t there. Hannah enough passes on being overlooked to a point where you can feel the torment of living and exploring through post-traumatic push clutter each day, all whereas being denied your truth.

I don’t need to allow the finishing absent, but I will say that the finishing felt redemptive for Frankie, who at long last found a way to put reason to her torment. The Ladies is a story of companionship, catastrophe, enduring, and recuperating. It’s extreme to call it in Admirable, but it truly might conclusion the year, being my favorite book of 2024.

"The women had a story to tell, even if the world wasn’t quite yet ready to hear it, and their story began with three simple words. We were there.” ―Kristin Hannah, The Women

"We were the last believers, my generation. We trusted what our parents taught us about right and wrong, good and evil, the American myth of equality and justice and honor. I wonder if any generation will ever believe again. People will say it was the war that shattered our lives and laid bare the beautiful lie we’d been taught. And they’d be right. And wrong. There was so much more. It’s hard to see clearly when the world is angry and divided, and you’re being lied to.” —Kristin Hannah, The Women

"According to the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation statement, approximately 10,000 American military women were stationed in Vietnam during the war. Most were nurses in the Army, Air Force, and Navy, but women also served as physicians and medical personnel, and in air traffic control and military intelligence. Civilian women also served in Vietnam as news correspondents and workers for the Red Cross, Donut Dollies, the USO, Special Services, the American Friends Service Committee, Catholic Relief Services, and other humanitarian organizations.” —Kristin Hannah, The Women

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  • Desi Hip Chopabout a year ago

    The novel is an informative dive into the Vietnam War’s lesser-known stories. Hannah vividly depicts the era, though the pacing can drag in places

  • Bilal Shamsabout a year ago

    While the intent and themes are commendable, parts of the story felt clichéd. Frankie’s character lacked depth at times, and some plot points were too predictable

  • Asif Mansoorabout a year ago

    The Women delivers a visceral account of women combat nurses in the Vietnam War, shining a light on a side of history often overlooked. Kristin Hannah’s storytelling captures both the chaos of war and the personal struggles of coming home

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