Mary Ellen Barringer's Reviews > The Women

2.5 stars

I think the concept of a novel about nurses in Vietnam is great. Yet the execution of this book was poor. There are so many cliches in the book.

I was not able to connect emotionally with Frankie, nor with most of the characters in the book. Perhaps Henri was the character I resonated with the most.

I have an uncle who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam, so I have first hand knowledge of some aspects of this war.

I just don't get the hype for this book.