Nina (ninjasbooks)'s Reviews > The Women

In this devided world run by men , you can count on women.

This quote felt like a perfect background for the overlooked story of the women serving their country in Vietnam. I for one hadn’t thought about the people who went there as nurses or other professions to help any way they could. I knew how important the war was when it came to recognizing how trauma can stay in the body and wreak havoc, and this book also showed how much society can make it harder to heal by not recognizing people who partake in war. In addition to being a convincing portrayal of war and PTSD, it was a love story that made me cry at the end. At one point I had to take a pause from listening because it was hard to process all the pain the main character suffered. When that happens, you know a story has affected you deeply.