Home Front is my third book by Kristin Hannah and my least favorite. I’ve read so far The Great Alone and The Nightingale and while both stories are different (the first set in Alaska and the second is a WWII story) they still made me feel. A lot. I also loved the characters and cared very much about them. Home Front however fell short. Nowhere as good as those two.This book tells the story of a military family, Jolene is a pilot while her husband is a lawyer. He doesn’t exactly support her work...

I find it hard to believe that the same person who wrote Winter Garden wrote this. None of the characters were even remotely close to being likable; they were all obnoxious whiners. If life gave you do-overs I would definitely invest the time I wasted reading this book in doing something else.

This isn’t my favorite Kristin Hannah novel, but, like many of her books, I did tear up at times. Michael and Jolene are facing challenges in their marriage as they raise a 12-year-old girl who’s dealing with mean girls at school and a 4-year-old daughter who, when upset, can screech loud enough to cause hearing damage. Switching from full-time service to the National Guard had enabled Jolene to continue flying while concentrating most of her time on her children. Now in 2005, Jolene is called t...

Home Front will stay with me for a long while. It’s one of those stories that I enjoyed and read quickly but more than that it really made me think and those types of stories I do not forget.

I tried to like this book. For the love of book club I really did. In the end I decided that there are two kinds of people in this world: those who like Nicholas Sparks and cats; and those who don't. I fall into the latter category. Kristen Hannah must be in the first.

A story about a military family. Michael and Joleen Zarkades are dealing with normal family issues - marriage, children, and work. Their situation is complicated when Joleen is called to active duty and must leave her family to go into a war zone.This story is mainly from Joleen's point of view, but some of Michael's viewpoint is included. Michael is an attorney unhappy with his wife and marriage. Joleen is a helicopter pilot in the military. She loves her husband and children, and is surprised

This book initially caught my attention because it was about a female soldier in Iraq. As a civilian we are actually clueless when it comes to the sacrifice and service that soldiers give to hold our freedom. I think we forget the real men and women involved in War and focus on numbers or statistics. It is easier for us to be blissfully ignorant. Kristin Hannah reveals an intimate dual experience of both the soldier and the family. She explores the journey from both sides before, during, and aft...

I am a female veteran, having served in the 80's and 90's. I didn't agree with the author's portrayal of female soldiers as a novelty. We've been around a long time now and have integrated ourselves into the military without being freaks any more. Likewise, in 2007, the nation was highly supportive of its military heroes (and rightfully so). I don't think parents and kids would have taunted and teased a child just because her mother was in the military. Speaking of children, I tend to disagree w...

This book affected me in a very deep way. I have not cried this much in months (a year?). This book reminds me of how lucky I am to live where I live with my small hardships and my small sacrifices. I am so thankful for those who have given their fellow Americans so much by taking on large hardships and enduring large sacrifices. I strive to be worthy. I give this book my highest recommendation.

This novel was truly disappointing, and I say this from the perspective of a military spouse. The one slightly unique aspect was that the military member in this case was the wife. But the storyline was hardly imaginative. The wife, Jolene, enjoys serving her country and cares a lot about her job. Michael is the callous civilian husband who doesn’t like that his wife’s line of work. In an already tension-filled home, further conflict arises when Jolene is deployed. Surprised? Even more surprisin...

I loved this book. First of all there are few books out there that truly put women in combat during wartime. What these ladies and their families went through was gut wrenching. I learned a lot. I was engaged to a man during the first war. He came back changed. I was too young to understand. PTSD was not really out there yet. But there were some things i didn’t like. If the book wasn’t as good and me as connected would have made a difference in my rating. The children were brats. Having grandchi...

Started and finished this on one tear-soaked Sunday afternoon. Reading it reminded me somewhat of the experience of watching Lord of the Rings - cried through the whole thing for no good reason. There's just something about the characters that tugs on your heartstrings. And there were all the orcs and elves running around*.Okay, really not so much like Lord of the Rings, but definitely stirring emotionally. I didn't think I'd find much in common with a woman in the military, but the author made

All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. All wars have a cost... I just finished reading this really great book!! For a change of pace from my usual reads, it's actually not a Romance, it's more in the Women's Fiction genre but it's by an author whose writing I LOVE because she writes with such powerful imagery and raw honesty that it feels like you're living the story with the characters. This story is about a woman who serves in the military flying helicopters

In this powerhouse of a novel, Homefront by Kristin Hannah, explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war.Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday life—children, careers, bills, chores—even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then a deployment sends Jolene deep into harm's way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home, unaccustomed to being a sin...

Maybe I expected too much after Hannah's brilliant NIGHT ROAD and most of her other books. I found the story to be incredibly predictable and cliche. The premise of the story is a good one, but this story lacks the originality found in most of Hannah's books. I don't want to say too much detail about what was predictable, for fear of spoiling the book. The character of Michael is the most well rounded and well written, because he's a flawed good guy. His major flaws--workaholism, poor communicat...

Bullet Review:This book is HUGELY offensive. Offensive to military families (how the f$&@ did Michael survive THAT LONG married to a Army National Guard officer?!). Offensive to women (assuming it's the wife's responsibility to teach her husband to leave work for his OWN F$&@ING DAUGHTER'S TRACK MEET). Offensive to people who like good writing and characters (Lulu is that 4-year old that exists in Family Circle comics and in imaginations only).But it was this line that made me DNF at 16% or at t...