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All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
From Anthony Doerr--the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of Cloud Cuckoo Land--the beautiful Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
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Historical fiction WW2 when Nazis occupy France. Switches back and forth between the separate lives of a 16 yr old blind girl in France and an 18 yr old German soldier and how they come together at the end. This book got me GRIPPED esp near the end. 95% is about the moments leading up to the two's meet up (but it's not boring at any point bc theres new things happening all the time) and they only meet for less than a day which is not what I hoped...read more
Beautifully written, sometimes confusing chronologically, but overall a really good book. I had a tough time starting the book, but, once I got into the stories of Marie-Laure and Werner, I couldn’t stop reading. Imagining what it would feel like to be blind in the time of war, was really interesting and made the main character’s adventures seem even more of a struggle and also made me feel so lucky for my health and that of my family.
Haunting novel about two young people during WW2 in France. A little verbose, long read with chapters that shuffle characters and timeframes. My ADD brain found the lacking chronological timeline challenging (maddening!) but it is a beautifully written book. Sad, but satisfying read.
I learned so much about history of WW2 while deeply resonating with and caring about the characters. The way the story weaves and interconnects is masterful and the short chapters feels like you are moving swiftly through a world, catching a glimpse and yearning for more. Truly a page turner. Excellent read.
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