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Cecilturtle: The book from which The Nightingale is "deeply inspired" (read: practically identical except for the ending); itself, ironically, "deeply inspired" from Gone with the Wind - Desforges was brought to court for plagiarism and initially found guilty even though she was later absolved.… (plus d'informations)
This was one of the most predictable and boring books I've ever read. Admittedly, I am already biased against WWII romantic fiction. But why did Hannah feel the need to add the romance to Isabelle's story at all (especially if she's allegedly based on a real war heroine with no such romance)? Why did Hannah seemingly do no research and only know approximately 5 French words? Why did the audiobook reader decide to read every French character with a French accent when they are supposedly speaking in French (and not broken/accented English) in the first place? These questions are not even worth answering. I could not wait to finish this book so I could forget that I read it. ( )
'The Nightingale' was the first recommendation I got from someone whose taste in books I don't know, so I was intrigued to see what I made of it. The story follows two estranged French sisters through the horrors of the Second World War. They both resist the Nazis in their different ways and suffer for it. Given the setting, there is a great deal of danger, tension, and suspense, which is sustained effectively. The characterisation of the sisters initially seems superficial, but becomes a bit more nuanced as the narrative proceeds. Hannah depicts the cruelties large and small in occupied France. That said, I found 'The Nightingale' lacking in subtlety when compared with something like [b:The Eighth Life|41071389|The Eighth Life|Nino Haratischwili|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1541145402l/41071389._SY75_.jpg|42466516]. It also seems transparently emotionally manipulative. The framing mechanism did make me cry at the end, but I was already feeling weepy for unrelated reasons so got slightly annoyed about this. Although the family tragedies moved me, Isabelle's romance did not as it was sweeping to the point of being unconvincing. Vianne's ugly compromises and domestic troubles are more insightfully written, in my view. Although there are some very good scenes, overall I do not think 'The Nightingale' lived up to other novels I've read about the same period. There is something a bit broad and melodramatic about it that wasn't to my taste. Moreover, I'd have preferred it to be more convincingly French. ( )
This book was absolutly incredible. I loved that the book went from a current point of view to the past. The different story lines were easy to follow and the descriptions made me feel as if I was there. I felt what they felt.
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The lights are going out all over Europe; We shall not see them lit again in our lifetime. ---SIR EDWARD GREY, ON WORLD WAR I
Asking yourself a question, that's how resistance begins. And then ask that very question to someone else. ---REMCO CAMPERT
If you're going through hell, keep going. ---WINSTON CHURCHILL
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To Matthew Shear. Friend. Mentor. Champion. You are missed. And to Kaylee Nova Hannah, the newest star in our world. Welcome, baby girl.
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If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: In love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.
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I know that grief, like regret, settles into our DNA and remains forever a part of us.
The stairs unfold from the ceiling like a gentleman extending his hand.
"I think, as this war goes on, we will all have to look more deeply. These questions are not about them, but about us."
"We are all fragile, Isabelle. It's the thing we learn in war."
If I had told him the truth long ago, or had danced and drunk and sung more, maybe he would have seen me instead of a dependable, ordinary mother. He loves a version of me that is incomplete. I always thought it was what I wanted: to be loved and admired. Now I think perhaps I'd like to be known.
"Men tell stories," I say. It is the truest, simplest answer to his question. "Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over."
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